Former India badminton coach Vimal Kumar feels that it will be very difficult for Saina Nehwal, 31, and Kidambi Srikanth, 28, to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics now that the is Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, one of the last two Olympic qualifying events, was postponed on Friday.

The tournament that was to be held in Kuala Lumpur from May 25 to 30, has been rescheduled due to a COVID-19 surge in the host country.