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Indian team to start training, get access to physio after all 824 participants clear COVID-19 test
NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The entire Indian badminton contingent cleared the COVID-19 test on Wednesday and is set to begin training ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open, starting next week.
The Indian team, part of the Green Zone, consisting of players and all stakeholders such as umpires, line judges, personnel from BWF, Badminton Association of Thailand, medical staff, and TV production crew, were tested after arrival in Bangkok.
The Asia leg in Bangkok consists of two Super 1000 events Yonex Thailand Open (January 12-17) and Toyota Thailand Open (January 19-24) followed by the USD 1,500,000 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (January 27-31).
Bangkok [Thailand], January 6 (ANI): The Asian leg in Bangkok, due to start next week with the Thailand Open, received a boost with all 824 participants in the Green Zone quarantine bubble testing negative for COVID-19.
The Green Zone consists of players and their entourage and all stakeholders who come into direct contact with them, such as umpires, line judges, personnel from Badminton World Federation (BWF), Badminton Association of Thailand, medical staff, and TV production crew. All international Green Zone participants were required to submit a negative in their own country before departure to Bangkok and were then tested again in Bangkok upon entry into hotel quarantine, BWF said in a statement.
Momota tests positive for Covid-19; Japan to skip Thai tour
Men’s singles world #1 Kento Momota has tested positive for Covid-19, and the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) has withdrawn its contingent from the upcoming BWF World Tour events in Thailand.
Photo: Badmintonphoto
Both the Japanese media and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) reported early this evening that Japanese star player Kento Momota (pictured top) had tested positive for Covid-19. Momota’s test was a mandatory PCR test, administered at Narita Airport to all passengers departing for Thailand.
According to the
Yomiuri Shimbun, all other Japanese players and support staff travelling to Thailand for the Yonex Thailand Open – scheduled to start on January 12th – tested negative for the novel coronavirus; however, the NBA has already notified the BWF and the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) that the entire Japanese team would be cancelling its trip to Bangkok.