The Badminton World Federation (BWF) mentioned on Thursday the Hong Kong Open resulting from happen in November has been canceled for the third straight yr because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the complexities of quarantine measures within the metropolis.
The occasion, a Tremendous 500 event, was resulting from happen in Kowloon on Nov. 8-13.
“The Hong Kong Badminton Affiliation (HKBA) had been working carefully with authorities authorities to hunt particular approval on easing some restrictions for occasion contributors,” the BWF mentioned in an announcement.
“Nevertheless, with quarantine restrictions nonetheless required for all abroad guests, HKBA concluded there was no different viable choice than to cancel the tourna…
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