India’s badminton team to miss Tokyo qualifier due to Malaysia travel ban | Malay Mail

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NEW DELHI, May 6 — India’s badminton team has been forced to withdraw from the Malaysian Open due to a travel ban, potentially impacting the players’ hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) said today that the team had pulled out due to the travel ban...

Thursday, 06 May 2021 10:40 PM MYT

The Malaysian Open 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. “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 permitted.”

 

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