NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen‘s victory over Kevin Cordon within the opening males’s singles Group L match on the Paris Olympics won’t be counted because the Guatemalan has withdrawn from the competitors resulting from a left elbow harm, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) introduced.
“Guatemalan males’s singles participant Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games Badminton Competitors resulting from a left elbow harm,” Badminton World Federation (BWF) stated in an replace.
“His remaining Group L matches in opposition to Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (Court docket 2, 2pm native time, 29 July 2024) and Julien Carraggi of Belgium (Court docket 3, ‘Not Earlier than’ 9.20am native time, 31 July 2024) won’t be performed. Matches on these courts in every respective session have been rescheduled.
“As per BWF Basic Competitors Laws for group stage play, the outcomes of all matches performed, or but to be performed, involving Cordon in Group L at the moment are thought of deleted,” the game’s world governing physique added.
Cordon’s withdrawal impacts the general schedule and outcomes of Group L.
With Cordon’s exit, Group L will now be thought of a three-player group, together with Jonatan Christie, Julien Carraggi, and Lakshya Sen.
The change means Sen would be the solely participant within the group to have performed three matches, whereas Christie and Carraggi will compete in simply two matches every to advance to the knockout stage.
Sen is ready to face Carraggi on Monday and can compete in opposition to Christie in his remaining group match on Wednesday.
“Guatemalan males’s singles participant Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games Badminton Competitors resulting from a left elbow harm,” Badminton World Federation (BWF) stated in an replace.
“His remaining Group L matches in opposition to Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (Court docket 2, 2pm native time, 29 July 2024) and Julien Carraggi of Belgium (Court docket 3, ‘Not Earlier than’ 9.20am native time, 31 July 2024) won’t be performed. Matches on these courts in every respective session have been rescheduled.
“As per BWF Basic Competitors Laws for group stage play, the outcomes of all matches performed, or but to be performed, involving Cordon in Group L at the moment are thought of deleted,” the game’s world governing physique added.
Cordon’s withdrawal impacts the general schedule and outcomes of Group L.
With Cordon’s exit, Group L will now be thought of a three-player group, together with Jonatan Christie, Julien Carraggi, and Lakshya Sen.
The change means Sen would be the solely participant within the group to have performed three matches, whereas Christie and Carraggi will compete in simply two matches every to advance to the knockout stage.
Sen is ready to face Carraggi on Monday and can compete in opposition to Christie in his remaining group match on Wednesday.
