: Coronavirus: BWF suspends US Open badminton tournament due to pandemic #IndiaNEWS The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday suspended the US Open World Tour Super 300 tournament to be held in June

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Coronavirus: BWF suspends US Open badminton tournament due to pandemic #IndiaNEWS
The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday suspended the US Open World Tour Super 300 tournament to be held in June due to the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic which has infected over 3 million people globally.“The Badminton World Federation can confirm the suspension of the US Open 2020 set to be held 23-28 June in Fullerton, California,� the BWF said in a release.“This decision was made in close consultation and consensus with USA Badminton.“BWF accepts that all relevant health, safety and logistical risks have been considered by the tournament organisers.�Indian men’s singles shuttler HS Prannoy had won the US Open in 2017, beating compatriot Parupalli Kashyap in the final.Earlier this month, the BWF had announced the suspension of a number of BWF World Tour, BWF Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments which are scheduled to take place in May, June and July.Tournaments affected include three BWF World Tour events headlined by the Indonesia Open 2020 (Super 1000), plus a number of Grade 3, Junior and Para badminton competitions.The governing body had last month suspended Swiss Open Super 300 (March 17-22), India Open Super 500 (March 24-29), Malaysia Open Super 750 (March 31-April 5), and Singapore Open Super 500 (March 7-12) and Badminton Asia Championships (April 21-26)....Read more

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