<p>KUALA LUMPUR — Former top-ranked badminton player Saina Nehwal will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the Badminton World Federation froze the rankings on Friday and said there will be no more qualifying tournaments.</p>
<p>Nehwal, who is from India, failed to finish among the top 16 in the rankings. She could have improved her current ranking of 22nd but two major tournaments — the Malaysian Open and the Singapore Open — were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>The qualifying period for badminton is set to officially end on June 15, but the game’s governing body said the current rankings will not change.</p>
<p>“The Olympic qualification process is in effect closed as there are no additional opportunities for players to earn points,” BWF secretary general Thomas Lund said in a statement. “However, we still need to receive confirmations from National Olympic Committees and Member Associations, followed by any possible reallocations, and this will take a number of weeks to complete.”</p>
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