Scott Houston (CEO), advised that TTA has continued to monitor the situation and has been in ongoing dialogue with medical professionals over the past 6 months. After weighing up all options, the decision to cancel the events was made due to the following:

1. There is uncertainty around whether Victoria’s COVID-19 situation will sufficiently improve to enable events of this size to be held.
2. It is not currently possible for all States/Territories to travel into and out of Victoria and there is uncertainty around when this will change.
3. The feedback provided by competitors across the various events in the most recent survey highlighted that a large percentage of competitors will not participate this year due to COVID-19 concerns (between 33%-48%).

Although there is some likelihood that the COVID-19 situation will improve by the time the events were supposed to commence, it is recognised that competitors, State/Territory Associations and TTA need sufficient time to effectively prepare for the events.

TTA considered whether a change of venue was feasible, however this is not possible given no States/Territories have fully open borders to all other States/Territories and vice versa and there is no likely timeframe around when this will change.

TTA apologises for any inconvenienced caused by cancelling the events, however we are hopeful that all stakeholders will understand and appreciate the unique circumstances.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the National Championships in 2021.