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Tuesday, 12 January 2021
A series of positive coronavirus tests caused disruption to the first day of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand Open, with Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal among those impacted - only to later be cleared to play following further testing.
There was also a shock exit for women s singles world champion PV Sindhu on an eventful day for the Indian badminton team in Bangkok.
A third round of mandatory testing was conducted yesterday, with Nehwal, compatriot HS Prannoy, Jones Ralfy Jansen of Germany and Adham Hatem Elgamal of Egypt all testing positive.
This led to the entire Indian team being told to isolate.
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Dramatic reversal: Saina, Prannoy, Kashyap to play at Thailand Open
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Tue, Jan 12 2021 19:51 IST |
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CHANGZHOU, Sept. 18, 2019 (Xinhua) India s Saina Nehwalat returns a shuttlecock during the women s singles first round match against Thailand s Busanan Ongbamrungphan at the China Open 2019 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China s Jiangsu P. Image Source: IANS News
Bangkok, Jan 12 : Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, and HS Prannoy, who were forced to withdraw from the Thailand Open Super 1000 after they tested Covid positive earlier on Tuesday, were dramatically cleared by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to compete by the end of the day.
THIRD ROUND OF TESTING RETURNS ONE POSITIVE TEST 01/12/21
BWF can confirm four players tested positive for COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand today after the third round of mandatory testing was conducted on Monday 11 January, 2021.
BWF was informed this morning hours before the start of the YONEX Thailand Open – the first tournament of the Asian Leg of HSBC BWF World Tour.
The four players included two from India, one from Germany, and one from Egypt.
Upon retesting the same specimens, one player from India, and both players from Germany and Egypt were found to be negative.
These three players will be retested today.