Sports and Olympics are scheduled before the match, and according to that schedule players and other people prepare themselves. Badminton has brought many medals to India, and one of the very famous players of badminton Saina Nehwal plays a major role in this sport. For every sport, the Olympics are very important and Olympic medals are very important for both players as well as for the country.
Since last year the situation of the world was not stable due to the Covid19 and the situation doesn’t get any better even though it got worse. At the starting of this year, the virus and the Covid patients were under control, so the sports were scheduled the way it is used to. But suddenly the Covid surge started to increase and different occasions on a national and international level had to be postponed as soon as possible.
The Malaysia Olympics tournament was cancelled because of an increased surge of the Covid. This event was scheduled in Kuala Lumpur, from 25th to 30th May, and looking at the current situation of the country it is not possible to hold an event in may. However, the Badminton world federation, or BWF, was ready to take all the safety measures that are necessary for this pandemic. From India, there are two known players who were going to play: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. In a statement through a tweet BWF confirmed that the Malaysian Olympics will be rescheduled until the surge is under control and everything becomes fine.
More than this, most of the flights are cancelled and the flights of Singapore are also cancelled which is creating an obstacle for players to reach the destination. Not only in Singapore but in most of the countries, the incoming and outgoing flights have been cancelled due to this Covid. The major reason is that there is a ban on most flights and Indians are banned in most of the countries because of this pandemic.
Along with badminton, many other sports are also postponed to keep players and everyone safe. Last year also, including the Olympics, many other big sports leagues were postponed, however, this year the number of patients is more than the previous year. So this year everyone has to take more precautions than the last year. If this year the Malaysian Olympics and other Olympics have been postponed then the chances are very low that this year any event can even take place.
It is really unfortunate that the players who have qualified in the Olympics are not getting the chance and opportunity to play in the Olympics. But for the sake of the safety of players and everyone who has joined the sport it is important to keep them safe and hence postponement is a better decision. Looking at this decision of BWF, many games and sports events are getting canceled and postponed.