Indonesian athletes who participated in the British Open in badminton were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the passengers of the aircraft that they boarded when they entered the UK, and all Indonesian athletes will abstain from the second day of the tournament. became.
The British Open of Badminton has a history of more than 100 years, and it opened in Birmingham in the south of England on the 17th, with many powerful nations including Japan participating in the competition in the category next to the world championship.
Of these, regarding the Indonesian team, the World Badminton World Federation confirmed that the passengers of the aircraft boarded when entering the UK were infected with the new coronavirus on the 18th of the second day of the tournament, and all of them were instructed by the British government for 10 days. Announced that the tournament will be abandoned due to voluntary quarantine.
Most Indonesian players have participated in the first round on the 17th, and opponents do not need to be quarantined and can continue to participate in the tournament, but it is unusual to shift to quarantine during the tournament. , The difficulty of running the international convention as the infection of the new corona continues to spread has become clear.