Badminton duo adamant Olympics delay won't derail record-breaking bid


FILE PHOTO: 2019 Badminton World Championships - St. Jakobshalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland - August 25, 2019 Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan celebrate on the podium with medals after winning their men's doubles final match REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

(Reuters) - The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has dampened the hopes of Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of becoming the sport's oldest gold medallists, but the pair is determined to stay in shape by restructuring their training programme.

A new date for the Games, postponed last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, has not been fixed but Japanese media reports said the organisers are looking at July-August next year.

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