The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to disrupt all actions together with sporting occasions because the India Open match has now been rocked by the virus. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday mentioned that seven Indian gamers – Kidambi Srikanth, Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Thakar, Tarissa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Singhi and Khushi Gupta – have examined optimistic and have withdrawn from the occasion.
“The players returned positive results for a mandatory RT-PCR test conducted on Tuesday. Doubles Partners recognize that close contact of seven players has also been withdrawn from the tournament,” the world governing physique mentioned in an announcement.
“Players will not be transferred to the main draw and their opponents will be given walkovers in the next round.”
The BWF introduced the information early Thursday however didn’t reveal the names of the seven gamers.
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2019 World Championships bronze medalist B Sai Praneeth, double specialists Manu Attri and Dhruv Rawat had examined optimistic for the virus earlier than their departure for the nationwide capital and had been dominated out earlier than the beginning of the match.
The total England badminton contingent additionally withdrew forward of the Super 500 occasion after the nation’s doubles specialist Sean Wendy and coach Nathan Robertson examined optimistic for the virus.
Organized by the Badminton Association of India, the 2022 version of the India Open is being held behind closed doorways on the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall of the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
As per the COVID-19 protocol, all taking part gamers are being examined every day outdoors the lodge and stadium.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, World Championships silver and bronze medalists Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, London Games bronze winner Saina Nehwal are among the many Indian gamers who’ve reached the second spherical of the match.
Top worldwide stars, world champion Loh Keen Yew, three-time males’s doubles world champion Mohamed Ahsan and Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan are competing within the match, being held for the primary time in three years after the cancellation of the earlier two editions. Is. Due to the pandemic.
Delhi recorded 27,561 COVID-19 circumstances, the second-highest single-day improve because the pandemic started, and 40 deaths on Wednesday.
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