Badminton World Federation (BWF) has suspended Kenya indefinitely. Making the announcement on Tuesday, BWF secretary general, Thomas Lund disclosed that the suspension shall last until warring parties at Badminton Kenya are able to organise fair and transparent elections in line with BWF requirements. This is the second Federation to be suspended after Swimming Federation suffered […]
The BWF opened an investigation against Nikita Khakimov, European badminton bronze medalist after obtaining a statement from a whistleblower, who claimed the shuttler had approached him to manipulate match results at the European Teams Championships held in Feb. 2018 Russian doubles badminton player Khakimov has been ban five-year subsequently after being found guilty of offences […]
Indian badminton coach Agus Dwi Santoso has revealed he wanted more Olympics medal hopeful players to attend the camp at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy to ensure the country adequately prepared for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Eight athletes are able to attend the training camp at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Pullela Gopichand […]
After approval by International Olympics Commitee (IOC) and Paralympic, Badminton World Federation (BWF) has outline new qualification rules for the Tokyo 2020. Although the new system will still maintain the ranking points earned during the original qualification window. However, it has extended the Olympic qualification period for the first 17 weeks of 2021, culminating around […]
The postponement of Badminton World Federation Thomas Cup because of covid-19 pandemic has forced Danish Mads Conrad-Petersen the multiple European team badminton Champion to retired. The 32-year-old, who was part of the Danish squad which won the Thomas Cup in 2016, has chosen to pursue a career as an estate agent. Conrad-Petersen had been expected […]
The former Olympics badminton Silver Medalist and Badminton World Champion in the mixed doubles, Gail Emms; has turned covid-19 tester. After completing and passing an NHS training programme. A former badminton world champion is joining NHS key workers at a drive-in Covid-19 testing station in Milton Keynes. Miss Emms will now work eight-hour, four-day stints […]
Most senior India World best badminton players have a lot of issues to grind with Badminton World Federation (BWF) after the later released a jam-packed calendar for the remaining part of the year. In the new 2020 badminton calendar year, it contains 22 tournaments which are set to take place over five months, starting with […]
Badminton World Federation (BWF) appeal to Court of Arbitration (CAS) against it’s own doping panel not to ban the five times African Champion, Mauritius Kate Foo Kune will be heard on May 27. No further details of the violation or nature of the offence have been revealed by the BWF. The case will be heard […]