PBSI Decides Not to Send Athletes for BWF Series in Cuba and Brazil

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JAKARTA - PBSI has decided to send athletes to the BWF series series taking place in Cuba and Brazil. This decision is related to the less conducive situation that has occurred in the country recently.

In the schedule, it is stated that the 2026 Brazil International Challenge will take place from March 24-29, while the 2026 Cuba International Challenge is scheduled for March 31-April 5. However, given the current conditions, PBSI officially took a stance not to send representatives to the two agendas.

"PBSI has decided not to send athletes to the series of tournaments in Cuba and Brazil after considering several factors," said the Foreign Affairs Officer of the PP PBSI, Bambang Roedyanto, quoted from an official statement on Sunday, March 8.

"In addition, until now there has been no certainty regarding several transit flight options through the Middle East region. Therefore, PBSI chose to focus on the athlete's match program on other tournaments that are more effective in supporting their preparation and performance," added Bambang.

Currently, the conditions in Cuba are not conducive to the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who targets the country as one of the priority attacks after attacking Iran.

In addition, the escalation of the United States attack on Iran is now increasingly impacting countries in the Gulf region. A number of countries affected by the conflict between the United States and Iran have decided to close airports and not carry out flight activities.

This condition also has an impact on the implementation of the BWF badminton tournament which in terms of flight traffic passes through the Middle East region.