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BWF extends Olympic qualification period to June 15
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The Olympic qualification period for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has been extended to June 15, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced in a statement on Friday. It was earlier scheduled to end on May 16. The Olympic Qualifying period for the Race to Tokyo will now close on 15 June 2021, with the last tournament counting for qualification being the Singapore Open 2021, the statement read. BWF is working with the IOC to update the Tokyo 2020 qualification system whereby the final updated regulation will be shared once ready following formal approval by IOC, it added.