Rafa Maciel 1,471 Posted April 29 #1 Share Posted April 29 This has been going under the radar but it looks like we're heading for a big reduction in the size of our Badminton team going into Paris. Kirsty Gilmour is safe in women's singles and we should get a spot in the men's doubles with Lane/Vendy but that could be it - no mixed doubles, no women's doubles and no men's singles (although that's not as surprising given the retirement of Toby Penty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 227 Posted April 29 #2 Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said: This has been going under the radar but it looks like we're heading for a big reduction in the size of our Badminton team going into Paris. Kirsty Gilmour is safe in women's singles and we should get a spot in the men's doubles with Lane/Vendy but that could be it - no mixed doubles, no women's doubles and no men's singles (although that's not as surprising given the retirement of Toby Penty). In the big hitter sports for GB : Athletics, Swimming, Cycling, Rowing, Canoe Slalom, Triathlon, Sailing, Equestrian - things still seem pretty solid for the system. But in certain outlier sports there seems to be swift moves backwards - Badminton, Judo, Table Tennis, Archery, Fencing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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