Eight women players selected for the Asia Cup, including Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand's daughter Gayatri Gopichand, have refused to go to the Philippines for fear of Coronavirus. Asia Cup badminton is scheduled to be held from 11 to 16 February in Manila, Philippines. However, the Indian men's team is still ready to go to the Philippines to play this tournament.
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Indian women shuttlers have refused to be represented in the Asia Cup due to fear of coronavirus. However, the Indian men's team has not objected to going so far. The reason for this is that the ranking will increase based on the match of the men's team in the tournament, but the ranking points have not been added to the women's team. General Secretary of Badminton Association of India, Ajay Kumar Singhania has said that we will not take any action against women shuttlers. If the women's team does not want to go, then it is fine, because it is a matter of their health. We have talked to the organizers.
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The Asian Badminton Association has also kept its eye on this entire matter. He has sent an advisory and said that everything is going well. This is why we are sending the men's team there. At midnight of nine, the men's team will leave for Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Indian women's badminton team included Akshar Kashyap, Gayatri Gopichand, Malvika Bansod, Bhat K. Ashwini, Asmita Chaliha, Shikha Gautam, Manisha and Taparna have refused to go to the Philippines.