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BIRMINGHAM, KOMPAS.com – The incident in which the Indonesian badminton team was forced to withdraw from All England 2021 also caught the attention of foreign media.
Not just players, the official Indonesian team was kicked out of the prestigious badminton event.
At least five well-known international media reported that the Indonesian team was forced to leave All England. Here is the list:
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1. AFP (France)
French Media Agency (AFP) reported it in an article titled Indonesia badminton team out of England after in-flight virus case.
There, the core of the incident was declared as the result of an airline passenger who flew with the Indonesian team positive for Covid-19.
“In accordance with British government requirements, the entire team will self-isolate for 10 days from the date of their inbound flight, after which a person traveling on board tests positive for Covid-19,” was quoted in the statement. AFP.
“All Indonesian players will not be able to compete in the current round or the next round of tournaments and therefore will be withdrawn from the All England Open 2021,” he continued.
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AFP complete it with the latest results, namely the Jonatan Christie men’s singles and the Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo men’s doubles who won in the opening match on Wednesday (3/17/2021).
However, because they were forced to withdraw from the All England Open in 2021, their opponents in the next round have the right to pitch with results. easy win.
AFP He closed the news with this case that added a devastating blow to All England because there were no superior countries.
China, South Korea and Taiwan did not send their contingents due to coronavirus restrictions. The game unfolded without spectators.
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two. Reuters (France)
In the article titled Badminton-Indonesia out of the All England Open due to COVID-19, Reuters highlighting orders from the British Health Authority (NHS) for the Indonesian team to isolate itself for 10 days.
BWF statement cited Reuters was included, which read: “All Indonesian players will not be able to compete in the current or next round of tournaments and will therefore be withdrawn from the All England Open 2021.”
Reuters The BWF had reportedly repeated the Covid-19 tests for several players on Wednesday, following doubts about the accuracy of the Badminton England tests.
“The results of the new test are considered accurate and suitable for use by Public Health England at present,” said BWF.
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3. Asia News Channel (Singapore)
It was reported by neighboring Indonesia’s media alongside the men’s singles first-place win, Kento Momota, in the first round.
Momota won against Kashyap Parupalli of India 21-13, 22-20, in a no-spectator match in Birmingham.
“However, the Indonesian badminton team was forced into isolation due to the British coronavirus contact tracking rules, which caused the team to drop out of the match,” he wrote. CNA in the article Badminton: Japan’s Momota wins at All England, Indonesians eliminated after COVID-19 fears.
The media, which was founded on March 1, 1999, continued, the departure of the Indonesian national team was the next blow for All England, which was again left behind by strong participants.
Previously, the women’s individual Olympic champion, Carolina Marín of Spain, resigned due to injury.
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Four. DPA (German)
News agency German press agency (DPA) reported this event in the article titled Indonesian players expelled from England on isolation orders.
The media, which was founded in 1949 and based in Hamburg, continued, a total of 24 Indonesian badminton players were forced to withdraw from the All England Open tournament.
DPA it then included the reaction of Indonesian netizens who were furious and attacked the official BWF account.
Also included was the statement from the team principal, Ricky Subagja, who was very disappointed that the team members were healthy and tested negative.
Then it was mentioned that Turkish players who also flew on the Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Birmingham route can still play.
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5. News18 (India)
In the article titled Indonesia kicked out of English Open after in-flight passenger tested positive for Covid-19, News18 including Marcus Gideon’s surprised reaction to this decision.
“Tonight we are surprised to hear the news that we (Indonesian players and officials) have to withdraw from All England because anonymous passengers who are positive for Covid are on the same flight as us,” wrote Kevin Sanjaya’s tandem on Instagram.
The rest, News18 counts the same chronology as other foreign media, that is, the team that must be isolated for 10 days and the opponents win with results easy win.
News18 is an India-based media jointly owned by Network 18 and WarnerMedia.
CNN supply international news to News18 so the full name is CNN-News18.
Other foreign media that reported on the Indonesian team were forced to withdraw from All England, among others Strait times (Malaysia), Times of India Y Hindustan Times (India), in addition to entering the platform Yahoo! News.
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