KUALA LUMPUR: The Thomas and Uber Cups, effectively the world team badminton championships for men and women, were postponed due to the coronavirus crisis and put back three months, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Saturday (March 21).
Instead of their original May 16-24 slot, the championships will be held from August 15-23 in Aarhus, Denmark.
"The health, safety and wellbeing of all athletes, their entourage, officials and the greater badminton community is the top priority. Earlier Friday, the European Championships and Asia Championships, set for April 21-26, were also shelved due to the pandemic. All the tournaments were scheduled to be played within the Tokyo Olympics qualifying period, but the postponements mean they will no longer contribute to qualifying, the body said.
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