: BWF World C’ships: Kento Momota pulls out due to injury, Indonesia withdraw citing Omicron concerns #IndiaNEWS Two-time defending men’s singles champion Kento Momota and a large Indonesian contingent

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BWF World C’ships: Kento Momota pulls out due to injury, Indonesia withdraw citing Omicron concerns #IndiaNEWS
Two-time defending men’s singles champion Kento Momota and a large Indonesian contingent have withdrawn from the upcoming BWF World Championships in Huelva, the Badminton World Federation confirmed on Wednesday. While Momota’s decision was because of his recent injury troubles, Indonesia’s decision comes on the back of the Covid-19 situation. World No 2 Momota also withdrew from last week’s BWF World Tour Finals 2021 (after playing just two points in his opening match of the group stages) with a back issue and has returned to Japan.On the other hand, concerned over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Indonesian badminton team has decided to pull out of the BWF World Championships starting in Huelva, Spain on Sunday.“The Indonesian badminton team has withdrawn from participating in the 2021 BWF World Championship which will take place in Huelva, Spain, on 12-19 December 2021,� Badminton Indonesia wrote on its twitter handle on Wednesday.“With this decision, the Indonesian team will immediately prepare for the tournament in 2022.�The All-Indonesian Badminton Federation (PBSI) said on Wednesday that the decision was prompted by the spike in cases due to spread of Omicron variant in European nations.“We don’t want to take any risks. Athletes’ safety and health are paramount. We have also discussed with the players and...Read more

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