Mixed doubles pair Christiansen-Boje pulls out from Paris Olympic

Denmark mixed doubles shuttlers Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje in action against Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari during the semi-final match of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil on Saturday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Danish No. 1 mixed doubles pairing of Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje will not be competing when the Olympic badminton tournament kicks off in Paris next week.

Christiansen has decided to withdraw from the badminton mixed doubles event at the Paris Olympics after he unintentionally made mistakes in three of his 'whereabouts' filing and thus risking a penalty.