Badminton England welcomes and totally helps the Badminton World Federation (BWF) determination to exclude all gamers, coaches and technical officers from Russia and Belarus from sanctioned tournaments.
As a direct outcome, seven Russian gamers who entered the YONEX All England Open is not going to participate and shall be changed by different gamers on the reserve listing.
Following the escalation of battle in Ukraine, and the Worldwide Olympic Committee Government Board’s advice “geared toward preserving the integrity of competitions and making certain the protection of all athletes”, BWF has said that:
· All BWF sanctioned tournaments in Russia and Belarus are hereby cancelled. No different BWF tournaments shall be allotted to Russia or Belarus till additional discover.
· All athletes and officers representing these international locations are suspended from taking part at any BWF-sanctioned worldwide tournaments till additional discover.
· BWF will talk its deepest sympathies and issues to the Ukraine Badminton Affiliation and can coordinate particular help to the Ukraine badminton group the place attainable.
The total BWF assertion will be learn right here
Badminton England additionally presents our help to all gamers from Ukraine and are at present contemplating ways in which we are able to help the Ukrainian badminton group.
