England defend India Badminton tournament pull-out
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England defend India Badminton tournament pull-out
England's badminton team defended Monday its decision to pull out of the world championships in India, saying security in the host city of Hyderabad was lax and denying they had overreacted. The side left India amid security fears and arrived home late Sunday, but the decision has prompted claims that they have over-reacted from India's Home Secretary G.K. Pillai as well as the Scottish team. We don't think we have overreacted, we were very clear with our expectations of security before the championships, said Badminton England's chief executive Adrian Christy. We went to Hyderabad with every intention of being met with appropriate levels of security considering recent attacks that have taken place in the country, he added at a press conference in Milton Keynes, northwest of London.We were not particularly impressed with the level of security that we were faced with. The decision to pull out has been supported by Britain's Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe, who has said he will speak to the Indian authorities this week to find out what had happened.
