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POSTPONEMENT
New dates for Kenya International
26 February 2008
THE Badminton World Federation wishes to inform that the Kenya
International has been postponed by a week to March 28-30, 2008.
This is following confirmation from the hosts that hosting the
tournament on the original dates, March 23-25, will not be feasible as
it falls on the Easter weekend, an important day of religious reverence
for the Christian community.
According to BWF Council member from Kenya, Peter Gacheru, some 90 per
cent of the country’s population are Christians, thus making it
difficult for Kenya to host the event on March 23-25.
He also added that most of the volunteers will be away and unavailable
for the championships.
The changes of dates have been approved by the BWF and Badminton
Confederation of Africa. Any inconvenience caused is regretted. For
further details, please contact Ms Noridah Jamil at
noridah@internationalbadminton.org
Thomas & Uber Cup moved
4th February 2008
The Thomas & Uber Cup that was scheduled to be held in Kenya
later this month has been moved to Mauritius.
The prestigious badminton tournament which will now be held on the
February 17-23 will also double as a qualifier for the Beijing Olympics.
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successful hosting and to attend the launching ceremony of Africa
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