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Badminton competition schedule changed amid rainfall worries

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-12-05 16:56

Due to expected heavy rainfall on December 7, and the possibility of another leakage in the roof of Aspire Dome, the competition schedule for badminton has been re-arranged for December 6 and 7, the Doha Asiad organizers said here on Tuesday.

The second round matches of the mixed doubles were brought a day forward from December 7, and as a consequence, the number of matches on December 7 has been reduced so that they can be played on two courts (Court 2 and 3) only, the Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) said in a press release.

"The re-arrangement measures have been taken because the roof of ASPIRE hasn't been fixed yet after an incident on December 2 when water was dripping on court number one after heavy rainfall, making it impossible to play due to safety reasons," DAGOC said in the press release.

DAGOC Media Services manager Reg Gratton, however, said that he did not know how serious the leakage in the roof of Aspire Dome, the largest indoor sports arena in the world, which is hosting boxing, badminton, gymnastics and track cycling events.