Turkish Athletes Continue To Play In All England 2021 Even Though They Have One Plane With Indonesia Athletes, Menpora: If So, This Is Unfair!

JAKARTA - The Indonesian team was forced to withdraw from the prestigious Yonex All England 2021 tournament due to the COVID-19 health protocol. Where one passenger on the plane tested positive for COVID-19.

However, it is not only Indonesian players who use Turkish Airlines planes from Istanbul to Birmingham. It is reported that there is a Turkish player who is suspected of being a plane. But he can still play.

The Turkish player is reportedly named Neslihan Yigit. According to Tournament Software data, Yigit has competed in the first round against France Marie Batomene.

This news has also reached the ears of Menpora (Minister of Youth and Sports) Zainudin Amali. He admitted that he had received information that players from other countries were still playing even though one plane was positive for COVID-19. The World Badminton Federation (BWF) should have looked at it objectively.

"There is information that a person or athlete or badminton player from another country who is also on the same plane as the Indonesian badminton team is still allowed to play. I respect the feelings of my Indonesian teammates who feel they are being treated unfairly", said Zainudin Amali, Thursday, March 18th.

According to Zainudin Amali, if this is true, then the Indonesian team will have been treated unfairly. The team from that country should also feel the same way.

"If the news is true that there is one fighter with our team playing from another country that is allowed, of course, this is considered unfair", said Zainudin.

To ensure this, he will seek this information. "We already communicated with the embassy through Sir Sesmen this morning, later in the afternoon I will try to communicate directly with our Ambassador in London about what really happened", he said.

Zainuddin Amali regretted the incident that happened to the Indonesian badminton team because they were forced to withdraw from the All England 2021 tournament.

According to Amali, both the organizers and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) should be able to see more objectively what happened.