The competition had been scheduled to take place from June 28 to July 3.

The IOF said it was working with organisers on the potential rescheduling of the event in the autumn.

Rescheduling the competition will include coordination to dates with the World Orienteering Championships in Denmark.

The World Championships had been scheduled to take place from July 7 to 11 in the Triangle Region, but were postponed earlier this month.

A decision was also taken to extend the cancellation of all world ranking events from May 31 to July 31.

The IOF took the decision to ensure the fairness of their world ranking system, with the situation set to be reviewed again around July 1.

Several competitions still remain on the IOF calendar for 2020, with the European Trail Orienteering Championships the next scheduled event.

Competition is due to take place from July 14 to 18 in Finland, with a decision set to be made on May 31 over whether the event can take place.

The Asian Orienteering Championships in South Korea are scheduled for August 21 to 25.

Finland are due to host the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Cup in September, as well as the World Masters Championships.

Portugal will host both the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships and the World Junior and European Youth Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in October.

The European Youth Orienteering Championships in Hungary and the World Trail Orienteering Championships in Hong Kong also remain on the calendar.

The events are due to take place in October and November respectively.