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New Zealand was organizing 2020 World Junior Badminton Championship. Due to COVID-19 the Championship which was postponed to be held in New Zealand in January, was cancelled due to the restrictions and uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, announced on Thursday. It was originally planned for September-October but postponed to January due to the on-going pandemic.
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Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary General Thomas Lund has said the entry restrictions in New Zealand and the complexities related to the COVID-19 situation makes it impossible for the event to be planned and therefore hosted in New Zealand in January 2021 as currently scheduled. BWF said 2021 host has already been chosen, so postponement was not an option. The Badminton New Zealand still wants to host the BWF World Junior Championships and the BWF has accepted the proposal for the New Zealand to organize the 2024 edition as a replacement for this edition lost. The slots for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 championships were already filled by BWF in 2018, the next available year is 2024.
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The BWF expresses its regret to the players. The most affected will be the juniors who turn 19 in 2021. BWF wishes them to continue the Badminton practices and be ready for international entries. BWF secretary Lund said the year 2020 is a difficult year due to the pandemicand the BWF looks forweard for a more consistent junior international badminton calendar in 2021 and the next BWF World Junior Championships is in China in October 2021.
