China News Agency, Beijing, March 22. The Swiss Badminton Open kicked off on the 22nd local time, and the Chinese team withdrew from the competition.

According to the news released by the Chinese Badminton Association on the 22nd, Zhang Jun, the chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association who led the team, said that due to the symptoms of some players such as colds and fever, Guoyu decided to withdraw from the competition for the sake of protecting the health of the players.

  The Chinese badminton team set off from China to Europe earlier this month, first arriving in Mülheim, Germany to participate in the German Open, and then to Birmingham, England to participate in the All England Open.

After participating in two consecutive competitions, some of the national feather team members developed symptoms of a cold and fever, and their competitive state and physical function declined.

  It is understood that the daily temperature difference in Europe is currently very large. The temperature in Mülheim and Birmingham will drop to below zero at night, and the maximum temperature during the day can exceed 15 degrees Celsius.

In addition, the Chinese Badminton Association stated that the current epidemic prevention policy in Europe is very loose, and teams are facing huge epidemic prevention pressure during competition and travel. For example, the participation process, on-site operation and on-site audience size of the All England Open have fully recovered to the epidemic situation. At the previous level of the game, the Birmingham Stadium in the last two days of the game was almost full, and few people wore masks.

  Zhang Jun said that after withdrawing from the Swiss Open, the Chinese team will first rest and recover in Basel, Switzerland.

After that, some players will go to South Korea to participate in the Korea Open and the Korea Masters in April, and those who do not have competition assignments will go to the training camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to enter the preparation rhythm of the Tongyu Cup in May.

Some coaches and athletes who are currently training in China will also travel to Thailand to join the army and prepare for the Tongyu Cup together.

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