JAKARTA: The 2022 Indonesian Masters organising committee is investigating cases of Malaysian and Thai badminton players who came down with suspected food poisoning after having breakfast at a hotel here yesterday.
A spokesman for the All Indonesia Badminton Association centre manager, Broto Happy, said they sympathised with the victims and took a serious view of the incident, which they found out through social media.
The affected players or team managers have not lodged any official complaints with the organising committee so far, he said in a statement today.
Broto added that the affected players were taken to hospital by their respective team managements.
After liaising with the organising committee, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) urged team managers to remind their players to be cautious when ordering food from outside the hotel or consuming certain types of food.
Meanwhile, Broto said laboratory tests showed that the affected players had probably eaten unhygienic food and that it was not a case of food poisoning at the hotel.
“In cases of food poisoning, the effects are immediate,” said Dr Grace Corlesa Joselini, the tournament doctor.
She said players staying at the two official tournament hotels are free to order food online or eat at nearby restaurants.
It was reported by some media outlets last night that five Malaysian and Thai players had sought treatment at hospitals for food poisoning.
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying, “They were allowed to return to the hotel but are still weak.”