Badminton: Protests in the streets? Players swat aside concerns as Hong Kong Open begins

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HONG KONG (AFP) - Badminton's Hong Kong Open began on Tuesday (Nov 12) despite fresh pro-democracy protests across the financial hub with a number of the city's players qualifying for the main draw to delight their home fans.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG - Badminton's Hong Kong Open began on Tuesday despite fresh pro-democracy protests across the financial hub with a number of the city's players qualifying for the main draw to delight their home fans.

But there was a large attendance with occasional shouts in Cantonese of"add oil" - an oft-used sporting chant to urge on players that has been adopted by the pro-democracy movement. "Even in the city, with what is happening, they also come in to cheer," adding the crowd was"supporting all of Hong Kong, everything".

 

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