Hyderabad: The preparatory camp for the Thomas and Uber Cup, which was set to begin on September 7 in Hyderabad, has been cancelled, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on Thursday.
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The Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a statement that the reason for the cancellation was the reluctance of some campers to undergo the mandatory quarantine period, while the BAI said that there wouldn't have been enough time for a camp between the end of the period and the date for finalising the squads.
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"It has been learnt that owing to the unwillingness of some campers to undergo the quarantine period, the camp which was to start on September 7 could not begin," said SAI.
The final date for declaring the teams for the tournaments is September 17.
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The BAI said that a six-member committee has selected the squads for the two tournaments.
"After a lot of deliberations and multi-level meetings with all the stakeholders, including SAI, we have decided to cancel the camp," said BAI Secretary General Ajay Kumar Singhania. The camp was to be held at the Gopichand Academy.
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"With the SOP implemented and quarantine procedures followed, there will not be enough time to conduct a camp and hence it was a decision taken in consultation with the five selectors and the national coach (Pullela Gopichand). We have also selected a team that will be representing India at the Thomas and Uber Cup as well as the other two tournaments to be played in Denmark," BAI said.
World Championship bronze medallist Sai Praneeth has pulled out of the tournament due to fitness concerns while India's No.1 men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will also not be available due to the latter testing positive for Covid-19.
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