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July 19, 2021 Joe Lo Our Tokyo Trail series looks at key issues and athletes in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics, which are scheduled for late July. In 2014, European badminton hit its nadir at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. For the first time in 115 years, no shuttler from the continent reached the semi-finals of the prestigious All England Open – the world’s oldest badminton tournament – with competitors from Asia instead filling up every final-four slot in all five events. Their overwhelming dominance alarmed Badminton World Federation (BWF) president Poul-Erik Hoye...

news Tokyo Olympics: will European shuttlers threaten Asia’s badminton dominance? Illustration: Joe Lo Our Tokyo Trail series looks at key issues and athletes in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics, which are scheduled for late July. In 2014, European badminton hit its nadir at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. For the first time in 115 years, no shuttler from the continent reached the semi-finals of the prestigious All England Open - the world's oldest badminton tournament - with competitors from Asia instead filling up every final-four slot in all five events. Their overwhelm...