The 5th AFC Medical Conference, New Delhi 2015 will now be held in the Indian capital from November 30 until December 2, it has been announced.

The news comes after the postponement of April’s conference due to the outbreak of swine flu in India.

The conference, held every four years, draws a large number of participants and has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. The event also provides cutting edge, evidence based scientific information in the field of sports and medicine presented by experts based on research.

The pre-conference programme from November 28-29 will include courses relating to team physicians, sports physiotherapy, anti-doping and orthopaedics.

Further information will be released in due course.