BWF to ensure comfortable COVID testing after player left with nosebleed


FILE PHOTO: Badminton - Denmark Open - Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark - October 16, 2020 Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen in action during his match against India's Srikanth Kidambi Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Badminton's governing body (BWF) said on Wednesday it will work with Thai health authorities to ensure "comfortable" COVID-19 testing conditions at the Thailand Open after Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was left with a bloody nose following a test.

The world number 14 had described tests conducted at the event as "unacceptable" in a tweet that was accompanied by an image of blood dripping down his face following a fourth mandatory test on Tuesday.

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