I just talked to BWF this morning and has found out the list of withdrawals 1. CHINA All withdrew except Chen Hong 2. Hong Kong I believe Wang Chen and Zhou Mi are still in as the list until 9.30 am ( monday), their names are still listed 3. MAS Lydia Cheah Yogendran Teo Kok Siang Kuan Kam Chung 4. INA Greysia Polii/Jo Novita Greysia Polii/M.Rizal So there is not true that MK/HS and Nova/Natsir withdrew.. 5. India Anup Shridar The REST: Wenny Rahmawati ( France) Eriko Hirose ( Japan) Blair/Clark ( ENG) Filipa Lamy ( Portugal) Porntip ( Thai) Sutheaswari ( MAS) Yoana Martinez Kuncala/Songphon ( Thai) Dettmann/Lillie ( Ger) Nielsen/Eriksen ( Den) Eymard/Stoyanov ( FRA) Kuncala/Duang -anong ( WD from Thai)
Thats what newpapers say..but I believe it is more than visa problems....Chen Hong does not have problem of getting visa..may be because he married A Tawainese...
china refuse the taiwan's participation in OG 2008.. and taiwan answer the rejection with refusing chn's visa correct me if i'm wrong
I think CH will be top seeded, followed by LCW...TH can meet LCW in final if tTH is on CH's draw...as a matter of fact, the draw will be out tonight...thats what they told me.....also it will be several last minute withdrawal...what I got here was around 9.30 am this morning....
Seriously, politics shud be kept out of sports.........but then in the real world, it's not going to happen. Better keep BC politics free !!
I am not qualify to suggest but isn't this too obvious the wrong thing to do, not allowing Taiwan to participate in Olympic 2008 for political reason? You mean to say the Olympic committe knew about this all the time and yet allow China to host? So sad for Olympic :crying: I was so touch when I saw the South and North Koreans marching in sides by sides even with their huge differences and really anticipate to see Taiwan and China to do the similar thing, I am just too naive.