Pakistan suspended by BWF

The Federation of Pakistan Badminton has been suspended by the World’s governing body, the BWF, after two different national bodies claimed for some months to be representing the official Pakistani Federation. According to “The Times of India”, BWF’s COO Thomas Lund has sent a letter to the existing Federation, saying that Pakistan was suspended by BWF until further notice, and until things have been settled internally.

“Neither party have, however, been able to provide the information to satisfy the above request from the BWF and based on the above the BWF council has considered the facts of this case and a decision has been taken that the PBF is suspended under clause 15.7 of the constitution until it is able to satisfy the conditions of clauses 10.2 and 10.3,” the COO said in his letter according to  the Website Dawn.com

This means that the Pakistan International event scheduled in May will be cancelled, that no Pakistani players will be able to participate in any BWF sanctionned event and that Pakistan can not be represented in BWF’s Annual General Assembly in Guangzhou, China.