Minor Amendments – Tokyo 2020 Qualification Regulations

Announcement

Minor Amendments – Tokyo 2020 Qualification Regulations

Further to the announcement on 27 May (linked here), please be advised that there has been one (1) amendment to the qualifying regulations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and two (2) minor amendments to the Paralympic Games qualification regulations.

The amendments as approved by the IOC and IPC respectively are detailed below.

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Olympic Games Qualification Regulations

Section 5.4.1.1.  – OG – Qualifying Regulations for Tokyo 2020 (ENG)

Original Wording (as sent membership 27 May – see page 4 of the regulation)

** Only players from China Badminton Association and Hong Kong Badminton Association will be awarded points from the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2021 as these players were deprived of the option to play in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships due to the COVID-19 situation.

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Amended Wording
(as approved by the IOC) (see revised linked regulation – page 4)

** Only players from China Badminton Association and Hong Kong Badminton Association will be awarded points in the men’s and women’s singles and doubles events but not the mixed doubles event from the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2021 as these players were deprived of the option to play in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships due to the COVID-19 situation.

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Reason for Amendment

The points for China and Hong Kong players will not be awarded for Mixed Doubles in connection with the 2021 Asian Team Championships as points for Mixed Doubles was not available in the Asian Team Championships in 2020.

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Paralympic Games Qualification Regulations

Section 5.4.3.1 – PG – Badminton Qualification Guidelines – Revised 27 May 2020\

Note that the Accreditation deadline of (7 May 2021 tbc) on page 9 of the regulation circulated on 27 May has been confirmed by the IPC as 14 May 2021 (see below)

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Original Wording
(as sent to membership on 27 May)

7 May 2021(tbc)  – Deadline for Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”)

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Amended Wording
(as approved by IPC – linked here to amended regulation – pg 9)

14 May 2021  – Deadline for Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”)

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Section 5.4.3.2 – PG – Race to Tokyo Paralympic Rankings Regulations – (Revised 27 May 2020)

Please note that there was a typo in the date as per the below on the original circulated on 27 May.

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Original – as circulated 27 May (see point 4 page 1)

And the following BWF sanctioned Para badminton tournament in the period 1 January 2020 – 28 March:  Spanish Para-Badminton International 2021

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Amended and updated as below (linked here)

And the following BWF sanctioned Para badminton tournament in the period 1 January – 28 March 2021: Spanish Para-Badminton International 2021

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