bhubaneswar several young shuttlers from across the world have started arriving in the city for the inaugural edition of the international badminton tournament odisha open 2022 to be held at the jawaharlal nehru indoor stadium cuttack from mondayafter being welcomed by the officials of the state sports department the players were made to undergo the mandatory rtpcr test as per the protocol of the odisha government and the badminton world federation bwf more than 300 players from 18 countries will participate in the tournament the state government has accorded top priority to ensuring the safety of the players and sports officials and also the smooth conduct of the event an official saidthe tournament is being organised by the state sports and youth services department along with the badminton association of india and the odisha state badminton association it will be held without spectators ensuring strict adherence to the covid guidelinesthe jawaharlal indoor stadium the venue for the matches has also been revamped by the cuttack district administration and the cuttack municipal corporation for the eventin a bid to to promote the sport the state government is setting up a badminton highperformance centre at the kalinga stadium to provide worldclass training to budding shuttlers