Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy has insisted that a possible delay to the completion of the new National Badminton Centre won't hinder the progression of the sport in the country.
It had been hoped that the new headquarters would be ready before the start of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but while Christy has admitted that it is unlikely to be finished, he believes that the new settings will give Team England an advantage over its rivals.
Christy told BBC Look East: "Before the Rio Olympics is probably not going to be feasible.
"If we can get into the latter part of 2016, the early part of 2017, I think we will have done incredibly well. This is about generating generations of medallists.
"Our ambition is to deliver gold medals. We've got a very talented group of young players. The new facility will absolutely give us an advantage."
Christy is also hopeful that a £2m shortfall regarding the cost of the development will be made up in the near future.
Darren Plant
