Saina Nehwal LASHES OUT at BWF over inefficient regulations in Thailand

With a new year, Badminton World Federation has attempted to resume its schedule ahead of Olympics, keeping in mind ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With events lined up in Thailand, BWF is taking precautions, that are carried out with help of a bio bubble. However, as players gear up for international event, India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal took to Twitter to rant about preparations, unhappy with strict regulations.

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Saina Nehwal unhappy with Thailand Open BWF rules: "This is t good eugh"

" physios and trainers cant meet us during entire tour after all of us have tested negative?" Nehwal questioned online, tagging BWF and demanding to kw how players will be maintaining mselves. She even voiced her issues with practice timings, claiming that one hour per day is t eugh. 

She continued to speak about physios and or staff members who have accompanied m, hoping that BWF alters ir rules. "We’ve spent a lot of money getting physios and trainers along with us. If y can’t help us n why was this t told before?" she wrote. At end of thread, Nehwal mentioned that she contacted BWF media, but was t given a response. 

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Nehwal and or players like PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth will be in Bangkok for Thailand Open, starting on January 12. Nehwal's rant on Twitter came after she posted selfies of herself quarantining. Visibly agitated, she asked BWF why could y t have been informed about situation earlier. Her husband and badminton star Parupalli Kashyap – who travelled with her to Thailand – is yet to speak up. 

Most fans agreed with Nehwal, terming situation as 'unprofessional' and 'ridiculous'. 

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Players were also tested for COVID-19, where Kevin Sanjaya's positive test has forced  Japanese star out of Thai events. Regulations will be strict, as even travelling in elevators will be limited to two people. Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying and Olympic champion Carolina Marin also tweeted about ir time in Bangkok, sharing updates about ir training on social media. Or Indian players are yet to share ir opinion on matter.

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(Im credits: PTI)