Badminton Association Of India Ready To Kick-Start Domestic Season With Strict COVID-19 Guidelines

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) informed the state associations to get their players and officials vaccinated at the earliest to roll out the remainder of the domestic season 2021-22 soon with strict COVID-19 guidelines in place.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) in a recent communication has informed the state associations to get their players and officials vaccinated at the earliest as it has decided to roll out the remainder of the domestic season 2021-22 soon with strict COVID-19 guidelines in place. According to the newly-announced guidelines by BAI, players above the age of 18, coaches, technical officials, organising team, and staff will have to complete both doses of vaccines and are required to carry a vaccination certificate with a valid barcode. However, for the shuttlers below 18 years, it's made mandatory to carry a negative RT PCR report with a barcode, 96 hours prior to the departure station. The season will be kickstarted with the Senior Ranking Tournaments followed by events of the other age categories. "Domestic season has been off for more than a year now. We have been trying to start it but the situation did not permit us to proceed," BAI General Secretary Ajay Singhania said in an official release.