Doctor attended to Kidambi Srikanth shortly after he reported bleeding: BWF

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Kidambi Srikanth
A physician from the Covid-19 testing staff arrange for the continuing Thailand Open attended to India’s Kidambi Srikanth shortly after he reported that he suffered nostril bleed following a compulsory PCR check, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) stated on Friday.
“On Tuesday, the player indicated he suffered a nose bleed following a mandatory PCR test. A doctor from COVID-19 testing team located at the hotel attended to Kidambi shortly after,” stated the BWF.

The BWF in its assertion additionally included the Badminton Association of Thailand’s (BAT) model of the occasions. “The athlete had been swabbed three times earlier with the most recent one possibly causing irritation and fragility of the capillaries,” stated the BAT.
“Therefore, when the swab was repeated on Tuesday, and factoring in the athlete’s tense nature, the position of the stick in the nasal passage was misaligned, which caused the slight bleeding noticed from the tip of the swab.”

The BAT stated that the employees member who carried out the check “did not notice any bleeding” from Srikanth’s nostril and there was no criticism from the previous males’s singles world no.1 at that time.
“After about three to five minutes, another athlete from the India team reported that Kidambi had a nosebleed. It is not known whether the athlete had blown his nose or stuck tissue up his nostrils which could have caused more blood vessels to rupture,” stated the BAT.
“BWF continues to work with BAT and the Thai health authorities to ensure the safest and most comfortable conditions for all players and participants,” stated the BWF.
Srikanth on Tuesday posted photos of himself with a bloodied nostril and blood strewn tissue papers on his twitter deal with. “We take care of ourselves for the match not to come and shed blood for THIS . However, I gave 4 tests after I have arrived and I can’t say any of them have been pleasant. Unacceptable,” stated Srikanth within the tweet.
Srikanth on Wednesday eased into the second spherical of the Thailand Open after beating compatriot Sourabh Verma 21-12, 21-11.