Uganda to host International badminton Championship in February

KAMPALA: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has greenlit the 2021 Uganda International Badminton Championship scheduled for February 25-28 in the capital Kampala, a top sports official has said here.

Simon Mugabi, the executive director of the Uganda Badminton Association, told Xinhua news agency in an interview on Sunday that the championship will be held under strict adherence to the Covid-19 prevention measures

"The 2020 season was greatly affected by several events around the world being cancelled due to Covid-19. We are glad that we shall be able to host one of the biggest tournaments in Africa in the first quarter of the year," Mugabi said. He said all players and visitors coming for the championship will be permitted to enter the country after presenting a negative Covid-19 test result taken not more than 72 hours before departing for Uganda. IANS

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