NEW DELHI: India’s star Lakshya Sen’s win over Kevin Cordon in the opening match of the men’s singles Group L at the Paris Olympics will be annulled after the Guatemalan player withdrew from the tournament due to an injury to his left elbow, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced.
“Guatemalan men’s singles player Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from badminton competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to an injury to his left elbow,” the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in an update.
“The remaining Group L matches between Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (Court 2, 2:00 p.m. local time on 29 July 2024) and Belgium’s Julien Callaggi (Court 3, “Not Before”, 9:20 a.m. local time on 31 July 2024) will not be played. The matches on these courts in each session have been rescheduled.
“In accordance with the BWF general competition rules for the group stage, all results of Group L matches in which Cordon participated or will play in future matches will be considered deleted,” the sport’s international governing body added.
Cordon’s withdrawal will affect the overall schedule and results of Group L.
With Cordon out, Group L will be comprised of three players: Jonatan Christie, Julian Calagi and Lakshya Sen.
The change means Sen is the only player in his group to have played three matches, while Christie and Callaghan will compete with just two games each for a place in the knockout stages.
Sen is due to face Callaghy on Monday before taking on Christie in their final group game on Wednesday.