Four Pak badminton players fined by world body

The World Badminton Federation has fined four Pakistani shuttlers for violating tournament code of conduct for the international circuit events.

The world body fined Ahsan Qamar, Wajid Ali, Raja Azhar and Tahir Ishaq for not participating in the Australian Open despite their entries being confirmed.

"Each player has been fined $250 each and the federation has also been cautioned by the world body," a federation official said.

The official said that the world body objected to the four players getting visas for Australia on basis of the tournament and then not going to take part in it.