Badminton-BWF extends ban on 'spin serve' until after Paris Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Men's Singles - Quarterfinal - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Viktor Axelsen of Denmark prepares to serve during the match against Shi Yuqi of China. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

(Reuters) - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has extended the ban on the new "spin serve" until after next year's Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it said on Monday.

The BWF this month temporarily banned the serve, which involves a player spinning the shuttle before launching it, after it proved to be tough to return or completely unplayable.