Desk Report
Publish: 13 Jan 2022, 12:19 pm
Seven players have
withdrawn from the ongoing India Open badminton championship in New Delhi after
testing positive for Covid-19, organisers said on Thursday.
Top Indian player
Sai Praneeth and doubles specialist Dhruv Rawat are among those out of the
tournament, the Badminton Association of India said, and media reported that at
least two other local players are also out.
Doubles partners
deemed close contacts of the seven have also been withdrawn from the tournament
which runs until Sunday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said.
"The players
will not be replaced in the main draw and their opponents will be given a
walkover to the next round," it said in a statement.
The event
originally meant to feature 219 players from 19 countries is being held behind
closed doors because of the pandemic and was already missing a number of star
names.
India is currently
experiencing a sharp rise in infections driven by the new Omicron variant.
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