Indian badminton gamers’ participation in the upcoming Malaysia Open and Singapore Open is below critical risk with nations imposing journey ban on India given the extreme Covid-19 disaster as a result of second wave. Malaysia Open is the final main occasion in the Tokyo Olympics qualification calendar, which signifies that not having the ability to take part places Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal’s probabilities of making the highest 16 of the boys’s and girls’s Race to Tokyo rankings in jeopardy. Srikanth is at present twentieth on the standings whereas Saina is twenty second.
Based on the present scenario, right here is BAI responding to a couple pertinent questions:
Q: Is BAI in contact with BWF or the Host Federations to resolve the Indian Shuttlers journey and what has been their response?
A: Considering the present journey restrictions, Badminton Association of India (BAI) has written to the respective Associations of Malaysia and Singapore for readability on what would be the actual rules that shall be utilized to Indian Shuttlers whereas they arrive in these respective nations.
Currently as per the laid-out tips, for any Indian to enter Singapore, they must both be in quarantine in a overseas nation apart from India for 14 days earlier than they are going to be allowed to enter Singapore alternatively, all gamers have to keep up a 21 days quarantine in Singapore. As for Malaysia, for now, there are 14 days quarantine guideline which suggests, our gamers have to succeed in Malaysia on May 10, 2021, to comply with the protocols laid out by each nations. We have additionally reached out to Malaysian Federation to grasp if there are any up to date quarantine guidelines that shall be imposed on Indian gamers.
Both the Member Associations and BWF are cooperating and we’re in fixed contact.
Q: With Visa Ban on Indians by these nations, how will our gamers get their Visa?
A: We have already submitted the journey paperwork of our Olympic-bound and Olympic Probable gamers ( PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty, Satwik, Saina Nehwal, Srikanth, Ashwini Ponnappa, and Sikki Reddy) and officers for Visa processing. Though there’s a ban on the problem of Visa for Indians besides for Sports-related journey actions, Visa is accessible on sure phrases and situations. We are in contact with the Member Associations of Malaysia & Singapore for the required documentation.
Q: Will Indian Players be capable of journey straight from India to Malaysia and Singapore?
A: No with the present journey restrictions Indian gamers won’t be able to take direct flights. We have checked for by way of routes and the alternate options are both from Sri Lanka or from Doha and Indian Shuttlers are most definitely to journey by way of Qatar.
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