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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday announced the cancellation of a further five events over the COVID-19 outbreak.

The events, scheduled to be held between mid-April till later of the month, include the Croatian International, Peru International, as well as three continental events - European Championships, Asia Championships and Pan Am Individual Championships, the world governing body of badminton said in a statement.

"The health, safety and well-being of all athletes, their entourage, officials and the greater badminton community remain the top priority for all relevant parties.

"Heightened travel and quarantine restrictions and the subsequent extreme logistical complications this has caused also contributed to the suspension," it said.

All five tournaments were slated to be played within the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying period, but will no longer contribute to qualifying as they will now fall outside the qualification window, BWF said.

Previously all BWF World Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments from March 16 to April 12 had been suspended due to the escalation of COVID-19 outbreak.

BWF added it will make a further announcement on any implications related to the Olympic qualification at a later date. Enditem