SEOUL - The table tennis world team championships were delayed once again over concerns around the COVID-19 outbreak across the world, the organizers said on Tuesday.

The organizing committee of the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan said in a statement that the event will be postponed to September after already being delayed once before.

The world team championships were originally scheduled to be held in the South Korean port city of Busan from May 22-29, but it was postponed to June 21-28 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) suggested another delay would be necessary to Sept 27 to Oct 4 which was accepted by the organizing committee.