According to an article published this December 29th by the Daily Telegraph, some of England's official are questioning England's participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in New Dehli. Under the quite stunning title "England ready to pull out of Commonwealth Games over terror risk", the authors of the article mention that "Although a formal decision on England’s participation will not be taken until the new year, senior Whitehall sources told The Daily Telegraph that there was “virtually no chance” a team would be sent."

This would mean that no athletes overall would be sent, hence, no badminton players either. This would definitely be a first as England has always participated in the past 80 years of the event, and has always brought home some medals in the badminton event.

To read the full article of the Daily Telegraph, click HERE

Later on, Ann Hogbin, England's general team manager, tonight claimed the story was untrue and without foundation. She told insidethegames: “That is definitely not the case. 

"Our current and strong intention is to field a team for the Games in Delhi next year. Of course, we have a duty of care to the athletes and other team members which we take very seriously. Despite having been given extensive briefings from relevant authorities we have not received any indication that we should not participate in the Games and we will continue to work hard to put in place the best possible arrangements for our team."

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