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Ratchanok withdraws from badminton tournament

Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand celebrates after defeating Carolina Marin of Spain in their women’s singles final match at the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 19, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

Thai shuttler Ratchanok “May” Intanon has withdrawn from the YONEX GAINWARD German Open 2022 after she has been tested positive for Covid-19, using an antigen test.

According to the Badminton World Federation, the world’s No 8 player in women’s badminton was scheduled to compete with He Bingjiao of China, the world’s No 9, in the quarterfinals of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in Mülheim, Germany, on Friday. 

Ratchanok’s opponent received a walkover.

The Thai badminton star, 27, is now waiting for the result of her RT-PCR test. She will have to enter quarantine for either seven or…

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