Sports News | US Open Badminton Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The US Open badminton tournament has been cancelled due to "organisational complications" following a spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, the game's governing body (BWF) said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The US Open badminton tournament has been cancelled due to "organisational complications" following a spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, the game's governing body (BWF) said on Tuesday.
The BWF Super 300 tournament is scheduled to be held from October 4 to 9 later this year.
"USA Badminton concluded that it was no longer feasible for them to host their tournament this year due to organisational complications coming out of COVID-19," BWF said in a statement.
This is the third time that the tournament has been cancelled due to the dreaded virus.
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The BWF World Tour resumed on Tuesday with the Indonesia Masters Super 500 in Jakarta.
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