ABC gets complicated after virus outbreak in China


PETALING JAYA: Some of the Tokyo Olympics hopefuls may have one less major qualifying event to play – the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) – if the coronavirus outbreak does not improve anytime soon.

And Malaysia’s third ranked mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing are keeping their fingers crossed that the situation will eventually get better for the ABC to proceed as scheduled.

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