England shuttlers pull out of India Open badminton after 2 optimistic instances in contingent

The complete England badminton contingent has withdrawn from the upcoming India Open after the nation’s doubles specialist Sean Vendy and coach Nathan Robertson examined optimistic for the COVID-19.
England’s resolution to tug out was made public by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.
The organisers, nonetheless, stated that COVID checks of all gamers carried out this morning on the staff resort got here out destructive.

“Entire @BadmintonEnglnd team had withdrawn two days back and they are not here in India. #YonexSunriseIndiaOpen2022 is on track and all players who were tested at the hotel this morning as per protocol have come negative,” the BAI tweeted.

UPDATE🛑
Entire @BadmintonEnglnd staff had withdrawn two days again and they don’t seem to be right here in India. #YonexSunriseIndiaOpen2022 is on monitor and all gamers who have been examined on the resort this morning as per protocol have come destructive. #IndiaKaregaSmash#badminton https://t.co/L2UfxR7uZs
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 9, 2022
Vendy’s males’s doubles companion, Ben Lane, too confirmed the event with a Twitter submit.
“No India Open this year for myself and @SeanVendy after he returned a positive covid test along with our coach @Nath_Robertson,” Lane tweeted.

Vendy and Lane have been seeded fourth within the males’s doubles competitors.

The India Open will likely be held on the nationwide capital from January 11 to 16 amid a spike in COVID-19 instances throughout the nation.
Organised by the BAI, the USD 400,000 Super 500 occasion will begin the 2022 BWF World Tour season.