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The Malaysia Open, scheduled for May 25-30, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country, organizers said on Friday.
Malaysia on Wednesday imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.
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“All attempts were made by the organizers and BWF to provide a safe tournament environment for participants, but the recent surge in cases left no choice but to postpone the tournament,” the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and global body Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a joint statement.
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Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia hits a return during his men s singles final match against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia at the Malaysian Open Super Series 2014 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 19, 2014. (Photo: Reuters/Samsul Said)
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Open, scheduled for May 25 to May 30, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country, organisers said on Friday (May 7).
Malaysia on Wednesday imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.
Indian badminton team withdraws from Malaysian Open
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06 May 2021, 22:55 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Indian badminton team has withdraw from the Malaysian Open, scheduled from May 25 to 30, owing to a temporary travel restriction imposed by the Malaysian government on travellers from India.
The ban came into effect from April 28. The tournament is one of the last events that contribute to Olympic qualification which ends on June 15.
All top Indian singles and doubles players like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy were due to participate. The Sports Ministry, through the Ministry of External Affairs, approached the Malaysian authorities requesting to permit the Indian team to participate, but owing to the rise in Covid-19 cases in India, the Malaysian government has informed the Indian High Commission in Malaysia that the travel of the team cannot be presently permit
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Indian badminton players hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics hang in balance, with the country s sports ministry seeking exemption from the travel ban to compete in a qualifier in Malaysia.
In the wake of an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in India, Malaysia has banned travel from India.
The Malaysian Open, which runs from May 25-30, is one of the final two events where Olympic hopefuls can collect points towards the Race to Tokyo rankings a programme that decides who qualifies for the Summer Games which begin on July 23. After the initial request made earlier this week, the Indian High Commission in Malaysia has received information from the Malaysian Government that the travel of the team may not be possible immediately, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Thursday.