体坛英语资讯：BWF announces suspension of badminton tournaments due to escalation of COVID-19 oubreak
<p><span word="KUALA">KUALA</span> <span word="LUMPUR">LUMPUR</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Badminton">Badminton</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="BWF">BWF</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span>-<span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> 16 <span word="March">March</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="April">April</span> 12 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span> 19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Host">Host</span> <span word="Member">Member</span> <span word="Associations">Associations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>," <span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entourage">entourage</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tournaments">Tournaments</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="Grade">Grade</span> 3 <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> 15 <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Badminton">Badminton</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p>
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