Danish player Mia Blichfeldt slams playing conditions at India Open badminton

“Finally home after a long and stressful week in India. It’s two years in a row now that I get sick during India Open. It’s really hard to accept that many weeks of work and preparation get wasted because of bad conditions,” the world No.23 said in an Instagram post on Saturday, tagging the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

“It’s not fair to anyone that we have to train and play in smog, birds shitting on the courts and dirt everywhere. These conditions are unhealthy and unacceptable. I’m happy that I managed to go on court and win my first round and still play a good match in second round, but I’m far from satisfied.”

The 27-year-old was vomitting all night due to a stomach bug before she won her first round of the Super 750 tournament against compatriot Julie Dawall Jokobsen on Wednesday. She lost to China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the second round on Thursday.