Badminton Germany ceases international competition, affects Olympic team selection February 27 4:48
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the German badminton association has announced on Wednesday that it will cancel the international competition scheduled to take place in Germany from 3 to 8 next month.
This tournament is one of the events that will affect the world ranking that will be used as the selection criteria for the Japanese team at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japan Badminton Association will send a total of 20 top athletes.
In Badminton, the fight for the maximum of two delegates in each event continues, and the delegates are determined by the world rankings at the end of April.
With the tournament canceled, the situation is getting tougher for players seeking a reversal from the bottom of the ranking, with less chance to add points.
In addition, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the international competition scheduled to be held in Vietnam from 24 to 29 next month was postponed in July, and the decision to stop dispatching the Japanese national team was just decided. did.