A string of controversies surrounding medical issues and rules in badminton has raised concerns, with players like Goh Sze Fei facing restrictions on seeking treatment during matches. Datuk Lee Chong Wei urges the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to address these grey areas and ensure player well-being.
South Korean An Se-Young, the Paris Olympics champion, named world's top female badminton player For 2024. Painful reminder: Goh Sze Fei (front) had cramps but the umpire did not allow him to seek treatment as the rule prevents matches to be stopped to get medical assistance. — AP PETALING JAYA: There are one too many controversies surrounding medical issues and rules in badminton this year.
And Datuk Lee Chong Wei hopes the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will find a quick solution to arrest the grey areas surrounding those issues to ensure that players get the best treatment. In the World Tour Finals that ended in Hangzhou, China on Sunday, a few players including Goh Sze Fei were not allowed to take a breather while they were apparently suffering in pain. Sze Fei for instance had cramps but the umpire did not allow him to seek treatment as the rule prevents matches to be stopped to get medical assistance.“The rule is made to stop players from time wasting.” Sze Fei wobbled his way and eventually completed the group match with partner Nur Izzuddin Rumsani against Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.The story was different for Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik. They had beaten He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu of China in the group stage but Xiangyu suffered a back injury and withdrew. Due to that, the Malaysians’ result against them was declared null and void and they eventually failed to clear the group stage. Even before the Finals, two-time Olympic Games champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark had criticised the world body for ignoring players’ mental health. “There are not one or two but many complaints and grievances on BWF’s medical procedures and court rules. Maybe, it is time for the world body to find solutions,” said Chong Wei.Chong Wei said in the past, BWF had changed their rules. “During my time, players manipulated rules and threw away matches so that they can avoid top players in some major tournaments. BWF however, did well to tighten up the rule
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