Badminton World Federation (BWF) secretary general Thomas Lund has insisted the governing body has prioritised the safety of athletes and officials during the coronavirus pandemic and defended the decision to allow the All England Badminton Championships to take place.
Badminton World Federation have confirmed the Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Aarhus have been moved to August, while the continental events have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The top two seeds will meet in the men's singles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships as part of the Super 1000 Series at the Arena Birmingham in the United Kingdom after winning their respective semi-finals.
China's Olympic champion Chen Long lost in straight sets in a shock defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
Some of the top players in the mixed doubles were knocked out ahead of the quarter-finals at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
The top seeds advanced in all five events on a busy day one of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, which saw 80 matches completed across five courts.
Indian players Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap have asked the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to extend the Olympic qualification period as tournaments continue to be cancelled due to coronavirus.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) does not plan on making any changes to the qualification system for Tokyo 2020, despite the coronavirus outbreak interrupting some players' attempts to qualify.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed the Vietnam International Challenge 2020 tournament because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Denmark won both men's competitions on finals day at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters tournament.
The Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) has announced that its players have been cleared to compete in Europe next month amid the coronavirus crisis.
Spain's Carolina Marín and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen - the men's and women's number one seeds - won their semi-finals in straight games at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters.
Home Olympic champion Carolina Marin will be the top draw at the Badminton World Federation Barcelona Spain Masters, which begin tomorrow.
Canada successfully defended both titles on finals day at the Badminton Pan Am Male and Female Cup in Salvador.
Georges Paul and Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius took the men's and women's singles titles at badminton's All Africa Individual Championships in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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