The Formula Kite Individual and Mixed Team Relay World Championships were both scheduled to take place in Italy, with the events held back-to-back in Sardinia.

The individual World Championships were scheduled for October 6 to 11 in Cagliari, with the event having been moved from Weifang Binhai in China due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The first Olympic-format Mixed Relay World Championship was due to follow in Torregrande from October 13 to 18.

The IKA Executive Committee determined that ongoing travel restrictions did not allow for the World Championships to be held fairly.

"Although both events could have taken place from an organisational point of view, the ongoing worldwide restrictions in travel would practically have only allowed Europeans to compete," an IKA statement read.

"The IKA Executive Committee has therefore decided that the current restrictions do not allow for a fair World Championship to be held, when most of the World is excluded.

"The only possible conclusion therefore was to cancel the 2020 Formula Kite World Championship events."

The governing body added that both events are now scheduled to take place in 2021.

Weifang Binhai will revert to being the host of the Individual World Championships in September.

Torregrande would then host the Mixed Team Relay World Championship in October.

Negotiations are taking place over the possibility of holding an event in Cagliari from October 7 to 11 this year.

The IKA says the event potentially could be a European Championship for the open KiteFoil class.