Coach Park creating match situations for me in training: Sindhu on Olympic preparation amid pandemic
The BWF had to cancel the last three Olympic qualifier tournaments in India, Malaysia and Singapore due to the coronavirus pandemic. File image of Indian badminton player PV Sindhu | AFP
The lack of competitions before the Olympics is a major concern for Indian shuttlers but PV Sindhu trusts her Korean coach Park Tae Sang to create match situations for her in training itself.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Badminton World Federation has been forced to cancel the remaining three Olympic qualifiers in India, Malaysia and Singapore. These were to be the last set of events before the Tokyo Games in July-August.
Two ATK Mohun Bagan players test positive for Covid-19 ahead of AFC Cup match in Maldives: Report
Under the AFC protocols, competing players will have to have Covid-19 negative reports two days before departure from their home base. ATK Mohun Bagan
Two ATK Mohun Bagan players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the team’s departure for the AFC Cup group stage competition in Maldives, reported PTI.
The duo returned positive after all the team members underwent Covid-19 tests at a private hospital in Kolkata on May 7 before their travel to Maldives capital, Male for the Group D matches beginning on May 14.
IPL 2021: Aussie contingent expected to fly out to Maldives from Delhi, Hussey to isolate in India
Chennai Super Kings’ batting coach Mike Hussey, who has also tested positive for Covid-19, will stay back in the country to finish his quarantine. Mike Hussey | Sportzpics / IPL
Cricket Australia’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley on Wednesday said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India is working to arrange a charter flight for the Australian contingent, before heading back home because of a travel ban on the Covid-19-hit India.
Later PTI reported that the contingent will be flying out to Maldives.