other-sportsUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 09:59 ISTThe Thomas and Uber Cup in Denmark was on Tuesday postponed to next year by the Badminton World Federation following a wave of withdrawals by top teams due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. India had announced both the men’s and women’s squads for the prestigious event which was scheduled to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3 to 11. “The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in full consultation and agreement with local host Badminton Denmark, has made the tough decision to postpone the TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark,” BWF said in a statement. “The decision comes following the withdrawal of a number of participating teams from the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals and the European leg of the adjusted HSBC BWF World Tour. Saina, alongwith Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu, were supposed to lead the 10-member women’s team in Uber Cup, while former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth would have spearheaded the Indian men’s campaign in Thomas Cup.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2020 04:30 UTC