城市自行车世锦赛原定于11月3日至7日举行。沙特阿拉伯为2028年洛杉矶奥运会举办的BMX自行车资格赛因周五也门发动的致命导弹袭击而被取消。
Urban Cycling World Championships were due to be staged Nov. 3-7 A BMX cycling qualifying event in Saudi Arabia for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was canceled Friday after deadly missile attacks from neighbouring Yemen.
城市自行车世锦赛原定于11月3日至7日在利雅得举行，而该市机场在过去一周曾遭到胡塞武装组织的轰炸。
The Urban Cycling World Championships were due to be staged Nov. 3-7 in Riyadh, where the city’s airport has been bombed in the past week by the Houthi rebel group.
“此决定基于对地区近期发展及其对赛事后勤组织影响的联合评估，”国际自行车联盟在宣布赛事“将不举行”的声明中表示。
“The decision follows a joint assessment of recent developments in the region and their impact on the logistical organization of the championships,” the International Cycling Union said in a statement announcing the events “will not proceed.”
周五早些时候，澳大利亚自行车联合会因旅行建议称“该国安全形势难以预测，军事打击和报复性袭击正在全国范围内发生，包括利雅得”而撤回其参赛队伍。“鉴于这些发展，澳大利亚自行车联合会无法证明让我们的运动员和工作人员面临这些风险是合理的，”其声明称。
Earlier Friday, the Australian cycling federation pulled its team citing travel advice about “the unpredictable security situation, with military strikes and reprisal attacks occurring across the country, including Riyadh.”“In light of these developments, AusCycling cannot justify exposing our athletes and staff to these risks,” its statement said.
总部位于瑞士的国际自行车联盟表示，该赛事原定汇聚全球顶尖选手参加障碍赛和BMX自由式（公园和平地）比赛。它承诺将“ shortly ”更新此公告的体育后果。两名男性和两名女性BMX自由式公园项目运动员原定获得洛杉矶夏季奥运会参赛资格。2028年，BMX自由式公园项目选手将在塞普尔韦达盆地休闲区进行比赛。在2024年巴黎奥运会上，该项目在协和广场举行。
The Switzerland-based UCI said the championships were "set to bring together the world’s best riders in trials and BMX Freestyle (Park and Flatland)." It promised to update “shortly on the sporting consequences of this announcement.”Two male and two female athletes in BMX freestyle park were set to earn a place in the LA Summer Games lineup. In 2028, BMX freestyle park riders will compete at the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the event was held in Place de la Concorde.