BWF adds Odisha Open to 2022 calendar

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India will host three back-to-back badminton tournaments, including a new event - the Odisha Open - in January next year, according to the international calender unveiled by the sport's governing body BWF on Thursday.

The India Open Super 500, which was cancelled in 2020 as well as this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the first tournament of 2022, scheduled from January 11 to 16. The Syed Modi International Super 300 will be held from January 18 to 23. It will be followed by the Odisha Open Super 100, to be played from January 25 to 30. The Hyderabad Open Super 100 tournament does not feature in the calendar for 2022.

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