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Tokyo Olympics: Qualification period for badminton extended

Badminton World Federation (BWF) has extended the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics by nearly two months to June 15 after the postponement of three important tournaments due to Covid-19 related restrictions. The qualification period was earlier to end on April 25."The Olympic Qualifying period for the Race to Tokyo will now close on 15 June 2021, with the last tournament counting for qualification being the Singapore Open 2021," the BWF said in a statement. "BWF is working with the IOC to update the Tokyo 2020 qualification system whereby the final updated regulation will be shared once ready following formal approval by IOC," it added.

The BWF also added that the preparations for the Olympic qualifying tournaments will continue as international badminton is set to resume with the Yonex Swiss Open 2021 (March 2-7) and Yonex All England Open 2021 (March 17-21).On Friday, the BWF also announced the postponement of two tournaments in Malaysia and Singapore Open from their earlier scheduled dates.


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