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BWF may freeze rankings, review Olympic qualification

PTI
Published : Mar 25, 2020, 6:01 pm IST
Updated : Mar 25, 2020, 6:01 pm IST

World body working on the technical solution to ensure the freezing and eventual un-freezing of World Rankings

Badminton World Federation logo.
 Badminton World Federation logo.

New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday said it might freeze the world rankings for a while as it works on a "fair solution" to the Olympic qualification process after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement of the Tokyo Games.

There have been growing calls for freezing the world rankings with Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy expressing their concern.

"For our athletes, we will review any impacts on the Olympic and Paralympic qualification system to ensure a fair solution is found to qualify players for the postponed Games," BWF said in a statement.

"BWF, in the short-term, is also looking into the possibility of freezing World Rankings until international tournaments start again.

"However, we are still working on the technical solution to ensure the freezing and eventual un-freezing of World Rankings works fairly for all players and we will announce this shortly."

Shuttlers in the singles competition have to be inside top-16 of world rankings to qualify for the Olympics. The cut-off for doubles is top-8.

The international badminton calendar has been on hold since the All England Championships earlier this month.

Tags: bwf, bwf rankings, saina nehwal, b sai praneeth, pv sindhu
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi