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| England pulls out of World Champion |
| England pulls out of World Championships after Lashkar threat
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| INDIA
, 9-August-2009
8:59:46 AM |
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England on Sunday pulled out of the World Badminton Championships, citing a "specific Lashkar-e-Toiba threat" against the elite event starting here on Monday.
Barely 24 hours before the event starts here, Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy said the decision to pull out was taken after taking advice from the Foreign Office and British High Commission.
"This was an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly. After the Olympic Games, this is the most prestigious Championships in the world but we were not prepared to risk the safety of our players, coaches and staff in what we felt could have been a very volatile environment," Christy said in a statement.
The England team, which also includes an Olympic silver medallist in Nathan Robertson, will return home immediately. "We are extremely grateful for the speed in which the BWF and the Organising Committee reacted to the concerns following the threat. We have carefully considered the comments made by the local police authorities and we know that they have the best interest of all competitors in mind," Christy said.
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