Stewart also said that despite the sport’s push into Asia, it would take at least a generation before drivers from the continent would be challenging for the championship. The board said the major offenses were under the sections of Article IV dealing with “aggravated behavior” and “conduct contrary to the integrity of the game. Johri also explained the reason why the period of rights has been reduced from 10 years to five years. “There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games. I think we’re leading up to that right now,” Stewart, who was world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973, told Reuters in an interview ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. Bharadwaj had to work hard to outmanoeuvre George 21-16, 20-22, 24-22 in a match that lasted an hour and three minutes here. The sweetest song though gets played in silence when Nozomi Okuhara and PV Sindhu play the greatest tune in badminton. “A period of 10 years was too long a period from a buyer’s perspective as well as seller’s perspective. Oltmans came to India in 2013 following the team’s 12th-place finish at the London Olympics.