Though it is said that the badminton might be excluded from the 2016 Olympics, Gunalan firmly refuted this rumor.
"Badminton will be in the 2012 London Olympics for sure and it will be the same in the 2016 Olympics," he said.
"We don't need to worry about it as the badminton is one of the top 12 sports in the world. At least, we have never heard this information from the International Olympic Committee and they have never put it onto the agenda."
As the Beijing tournament wasn't an Olympic qualifying event, many overseas players opted out at the last minute, leaving Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam the only non-Chinese on the court.
"It will not affect the test purpose of the tournament," Gunalan said.
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