Virus forces teams out of Asian badminton championships
Agence France-Presse
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia /
Tue, February 11, 2020 / 02:30 pm
Illustration. The
deadly coronavirus outbreak has forced China and Hong Kong's men and women and
India's women to withdraw from badminton's Asia Team Championships, which start
on Tuesday in Manila. (JP/Aman Rochman)
The deadly coronavirus
outbreak has forced China and Hong Kong's men and women and India's women to
withdraw from badminton's Asia Team Championships, which start on Tuesday in
Manila.
The event, which runs
until Sunday in the Philippines capital, is the Asian qualifying event for the
sport's Thomas and Uber Cup team championships later this year.
It also serves as part
of the qualification process for this year's Tokyo Olympics.
"The decision to
impose the 14 days quarantine period for all travellers coming from China, Hong
Kong and Macau has to be respected in view of the health and safety of the
Philippines government for its people," said a Badminton Asia statement
Tuesday.
"It is in this
respect that the above event will not see the teams from China and Hong Kong
competing."
The Indian women's team
withdrew after concerns were raised by players and their parents, said the
Badminton Association of India (BAI).
"After receiving
complete assurances from Badminton Asia, the men's team agreed to travel and confirmed
their participation however, the women's team was withdrawn," said a BAI
statement.
There have been more
than 42,000 people infected in China where more than 1,000 people have died,
mainly around the outbreak's epicenter in the central city of Wuhan.
Elsewhere there have
been more than 460 infections in 28 countries with two deaths, one in the
Philippines and the other in Hong Kong.
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