NewsClick

NewsClick
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Covid-19
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • International
  • Sports
  • Articles
  • Videos
search
menu

INTERACTIVE ELECTION MAPS

image/svg+xml
  • All Articles
  • Newsclick Articles
  • All Videos
  • Newsclick Videos
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • Sports
  • International
  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • Palestine
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • US
  • West Asia
About us
Subscribe
Follow us Facebook - Newsclick Twitter - Newsclick RSS - Newsclick
close menu
×
For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP
sports
India

BWF Extends Olympics Qualification Period, Will Maintain Ranking Points

The initial Olympic qualification time frame ended on April 28 but multiple event cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic meant the BWF was forced to freeze its rankings on March 17. The ruling will hugely impact Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth’s chances of qualification.
Newsclick Sports
28 May 2020
BWF Extends Olympics Qualification Period

Nehwal and Srikanth both ranked 22 in the women’s and men’s singles respectively fall outside the automatic qualification spot for the Olympics. (Pictures: Vaibhav Raghunandan)

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said ranking points earned in the initial one year qualification time frame are going to be retained as the qualification criteria for the Tokyo Olympics. 

According to the world body, the Olympics qualifiers are only going to resume in 2021 even though the plan is to start the sport in September 2020 after it was forced to go on halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"All ranking points earned at tournaments completed during the original Olympic qualification period will be maintained under the Race to Tokyo ranking list," the BWF said in a statement.

"Although we aim to resume international tournaments towards the end of 2020, we have chosen to resume the Olympic and Paralympics qualification process only in 2021 to ensure that travel restrictions and other related impacts of COVID-19 are limited," it added. A revised BWF Tournament Calendar 2021 is going to come out later, the governing body said.

Also Read | Future of Women's Game In England Faces Threat From Covid-19; Venues for Postponed FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India on Track And More (Football Round-up)

The initial Olympic qualification time frame ended on April 28 but the BWF did not hold multiple ranking tournaments due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Subsequently the governing body froze the rankings on March 17.

The decision impacts Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth hugely, both of who are in danger of not qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, since they are currently ranked lower than required in the BWF Road to Tokyo rankings.

Each country gets two quota places for the Olympics if their players are ranked between 1 and 16 on the Race to Tokyo rankings in the singles category. Two quota places are reserved for duos who are ranked between 1 and 8 in the doubles category.

As of May 27, Saina Nehwal stands outside the qualification category ranked at 22 and Kidambi Srikanth is ranked 22 on the men's singles list.

On the other hand, the likes of PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth still hold brighter chances of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.

Sindhu is ranked 7 and Sai Praneeth is ranked 13th. The young doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also hold a strong chance of qualifying since they are on the 10th on the men's doubles chart.

Also Read | Mind Over Everything Else: New Approach Needed for Mental Wellbeing of Athletes Post Covid-19 Lockdown

BWF's revised guidelines for Tokyo Olympics qualification in 2021

1. All ranking points earned at tournaments completed during the original Olympic qualification period are going to be a part of the Race to Tokyo ranking list.

2. An extended Olympic qualification period will be from Week 1-17 in 2021 and is going to include tournaments that were postponed, cancelled or suspended due to coronavirus.

3. These eligible tournaments within the new qualifying period should be completed by Week 17 in 2021.

4. Tournaments rescheduled for the end of 2020 outlined in the revamped BWF Tournament Calendar 2020 released last week will not count towards qualification. Only the 2021 editions of each tournament.

4. Such tournaments within this new qualifying period should take place in the same corresponding week from 2020 to 2021.

5. If this is not possible, BWF will allow sanctioning on another date within Week 1-17 in 2021, if they get approval.

6. Players from China and Hong Kong China will be eligible to earn points from the 2021 Badminton Asia Team Championships as representatives from those Member Associations did not take part in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila due to coronavirus travel restrictions that were imposed on athletes from those nations and territories by the Government of the Philippines.

Read more sports stories from Newsclick

Get the latest reports & analysis with people's perspective on Protests, movements & deep analytical videos, discussions of the current affairs in your Telegram app. Subscribe to NewsClick's Telegram channel & get Real-Time updates on stories, as they get published on our website.
BWF revised guidelines
Tokyo Olympics
Badminton World Federation
BWF
Olympics qualifiers
Olympic
Paralympics
Race to Tokyo
Saina Nehwal
KIdambi Srikanth
PV Sindhu
Sai Praneeth
Related Stories
Christian Coleman of the US

World Champion Christian Coleman Banned for Two Years, Set to Miss Tokyo Games

Gymnastic

Four Nation Gymnastics Event To Be Hosted By Tokyo In November

olympics

Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee Plans Cost Cutting Measures, Will Ask Foreign Athletes For Training Plans Before Games

ciriello

Hockey India Exodus Continues With Chris Ciriello Resignation

FIFA World Cup qualifiers new dates

FIFA President Infantino Concerned Over Delayed World Cup qualifiers; Zinedine Zidane Praises 'Spectacular' Bale Impact and More (Football Round-Up)

Indian para athlete and Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia

Lofty Ambitions, Faulty Grassroots: India’s Para Athletes Caught in the Vortex of Inefficiency

Indian para athletes at Rio Paralympic Games

Para Sports in India: Sidelined Despite the Spotlight | Tokyo Paralympics Special

Tokyo 2020 in 2021, the wait continues for the opening ceremony of Olympics and the festival which follows

Tokyo 2020: The Wait Begins Now, For a Better Games

India's greatest Olympic Underdog stories

The Big Games Debate Part 2: India's Greatest Underdog Stories (Tokyo 2020, The Olympic Fortnight Series)

Greatest of all time Indian Olympian

The Big Games Debate Part 1: India's G.O.A.T. (Tokyo 2020, The Olympic Fortnight Series)

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share

Related Stories

Newsclick Sports

Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy Test Positive for Coronavirus in Thailand

12 January 2021
The year has begun in the worst possible way for Indian badminton with Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy testing posi
Newsclick Sports

IOC President Thomas Bach Optimistic About Fans Attending Tokyo Olympics

16 November 2020
Having met the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas B
Saanika Kala

Lakshya Sen Flouted Covid-19 Protocol: Ajay Jayaram Opens Up About Tournament Exit and Quarantine in Germany

08 November 2020
Of the three Indian badminton players who were forced to pull out of the SaarLorLux Open in Germany, and then q

Pagination

  • Next page ››

More

  • ‘Drop Arrest Warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’: Demands Committee to Protect Journalists

    ‘Drop Arrest Warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’: Demands Committee to Protect Journalists

  • West Bengal: 3-day-long Farmers’ Dharna in Kolkata Concludes with Resolve to Continue Protesting Until All Demands Are Met

    West Bengal: 3-day-long Farmers’ Dharna in Kolkata Concludes with Resolve to Continue Protesting Until All Demands Are Met

  • donald Trump

    Trump Impeachment Trial in US Senate to Begin on Feb 8

  • Delhi Violence: Media Shouldn’t Destroy ‘Presumption of Innocence’ of Undertrial, Says Court

    Delhi Violence: Media Shouldn’t Destroy ‘Presumption of Innocence’ of Undertrial, Says Court

  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with
about