China News Service, Beijing, March 22. On the 22nd, the Swiss Badminton Open will start in Basel, and the Chinese badminton team announced its withdrawal from the competition.
Since then, the Chinese Badminton Association stated that in the routine nucleic acid test before the start of the game, some players of the Chinese badminton team tested positive.
In order to protect the health of the players, the Chinese badminton team collectively withdrew from the Swiss Open.
Image source: Screenshot of the WeChat public account of the Chinese Badminton Association.
In order to actively prepare for the Paris Olympics, according to the schedule, Guoyu set off from China to Europe at the beginning of this month, and first went to Mülheim, Germany to participate in the German Open, and achieved 2 gold and 3 silver results.
Then went to Birmingham, England to participate in the All England Open.
After participating in two consecutive competitions, some team members developed symptoms of colds and fever, and their competitive state and physical function declined.
Since then, the Chinese Badminton Association has launched an emergency plan for the first time, and will provide the team with full support and guarantee from the aspects of medical treatment, psychology and life.
It is also out of responsibility for the health of all participating athletes and staff that the Chinese Badminton Association made the decision to withdraw from the Swiss Open collectively.
Image source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
Image source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
Image source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
After withdrawing from the Swiss Open this time, Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, said that the Chinese team will first rest and recover in Basel, Switzerland, where the competition is held.
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 Chiang Mai training camp in Thailand to start the preparations for the Tongyu Cup in May in advance.
Some coaches and athletes who are currently training in China will also go to Thailand to join the army and prepare for the Tongyu Cup together.
I also wish the team to tide over the difficulties and hope that all the players can stay healthy!
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