The India Open badminton tournament, which was scheduled for May 11-16 in New Delhi, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country's capital, Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on Monday.
India is enduring a second wave of the novel coronavirus, with infections passing the 15 million mark, second only to the United States.
Delhi is due to go into a six-day lockdown on Monday night.
"The decision was made in consultation and collaboration with local health authorities in Delhi and the Badminton World Federation," the BAI said in a statement.
"All attempts were made by organisers to conduct a safe tournament environment for all participants, but the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and gravity of the situation in Delhi left BAI no choice but to postpone the tournament."
The Badminton World Federation did not provide a new date for the Super 500 tournament.
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