England pull out of badminton tournament after terror threat
August 12th, 2009
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Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson was among the English team scheduled to appear in Hyderabad. Photograph: Paul McFegan/Sportphoto LtdThe England team has withdrawn from the World Badminton Championships in India because of “a specific terrorist threat” against the tournament.
The eight-strong squad, which includes the Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson, pulled out of the event, which starts tomorrow in Hyderabad, after a reported threat by the Muslim extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
