Badminton: Tokyo Olympics qualification period extended till June after three tournaments postponed
The development came after the BWF decided to postpone two tournaments in Malaysia and Singapore Open from their earlier scheduled dates. Representational image | AFP
The Tokyo Olympics qualification period for badminton was on Friday extended 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.
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All in line with the planning: Wong Choong Hann said ‘the decision made shows that we are serious about our work’.
PETALING JAYA: A decision to drop several senior shuttlers just before the Chinese New Year celebration this week may seem brutal but the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) believe they had to do it anyway.
Yesterday, the BAM severed ties with seniors Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie, Lai Pei Jing (mixed doubles), Vivian Hoo (women’s doubles) and Soniia Cheah (women’s singles) after assessing the players’ performance at the recent back-to-back tournaments in Thailand.
Their decision comes just months after dropping several coaches from their set-up last year.
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Soniia and four other senior shuttlers were shown the exit following their poor performances in Thailand.
Kuala Lumpur: The country’s top women’s singles shuttler Soniia Cheah and four other senior players have been dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) following their poor performances at three tournaments in Thailand recently.
The others shown the exit by the BAM Coaching and Training (C&T) Committee are mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat, Shevon Lai and Lai Pei Jing as well as former Commonwealth Games women’s doubles gold medallist Vivian Hoo.
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PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has decided to part ways with senior players Soniia Cheah (women s singles); Goh Soon Huat, Shevon Lai and Lai Pei Jing (mixed doubles); and Vivian Hoo (women s doubles).
BAM said that the decision was taken following meticulous and detailed assessment after the Asian legs of the BWF World Tour campaign in Bangkok in January. A thorough performance review of our national players was conducted. The entirety of BAM gives sincere thanks to these players for their commitment, dedication and immense contribution to the country over the years, it said in a statement on Sunday (Feb 7).