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Chinanews.net client, February 26th. Local time. On the 25th, local time, the World Badminton Federation announced that due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it decided to postpone the Vietnam International Challenge, originally scheduled for March 24-29, 2020, to June 2020. Held on the 2nd.
The World Badminton Federation said that the recommendations of the General Administration of Sport of Vietnam are related to the strict health protection restrictions implemented in Vietnam. The World Badminton Federation, the Vietnam Badminton Association, the Vietnam Sports Bureau and the Asian Badminton Federation made a decision to postpone the event from the perspective of ensuring the health and safety of players, entourage, fans and event organizers.
It is worth mentioning that this race is one of the points of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As the event was postponed until June 2 at this time, the Olympic points competition for the badminton event has ended, so the ranking of the Vietnam International Challenge will no longer affect the Tokyo Olympic qualification.
At present, the World Badminton Federation, Asian Badminton Federation and Vietnam Badminton Association, as the event organizers, are in dialogue with member associations and players to adjust the competition plan and modify the competition plan. (Finish)