India Open: Government seek health update of Chinese shuttlers

The Government of India has sent a questionnaire to the Badminton Association of India (BAI), seeking clarity on health status of the Chinese shuttlers, scheduled to travel to the national capital for next month's Indian Open.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday asked the BAI to furnish some details about the Chinese players before it takes a call regarding their entry into the country for the Super 500 tournament, which is a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympics qualification.

Some of the questions asked by the Ministry include: 'Players/Officials are from which state of China?', 'How many players/officials have undergone for medical check-up and medical certificate has been issued'?, 'How many players / Officials are coming from the other countries?'

After receiving the queries, BAI has directed the questions to their Chinese counterparts and is awaiting a response.

"We have sent the questions received from the external affairs ministry to the Chinese Badminton ...