June 21, 2021
Meet Paniz, whose “Parallel Play” is Making History
Paniz Yousefi, a BWF badminton coach from Sweden, was appointed one of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Young Leaders earlier this year. To her credit, the 25-year-old has been spearheading ‘Parallel Play’, a coaching programme aimed at teaching badminton to children and young adults with disabilities.
June 20, 2021
World Refugee Day: ‘Badminton Joy Spread Like Light’
Growing up in a compound in Jordan, Hadeel Alomari, now a BWF coach, was surrounded by counties besieged by crises and wars, and that accommodated refugees from Palestine, Iraq and Syria.
June 14, 2021
Sports Management Scholarship Programme 2021 for Dual-Career Athletes and Member Association Staff
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in partnership with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS) have opened a new cycle of scholarships for WAoS’ and the University of London’s Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management.
June 2, 2021
BWF Female Participation Grant: A Golden Success
Nine female Para badminton players are reaping the benefits of the BWF Female Participation Grant, all of which participated in the Spanish Para Badminton International 2021, the final para qualifying event before Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Cartagena, Spain last month.
May 21, 2021
Membership Grant Programme Boosts Badminton Globally
Activated in 2020, the BWF Membership Grants Programme aimed at stimulating a return of badminton activities, has seen over 130 Member Associations benefit. With ‘Back to Badminton’ the underlying theme, these are some of the national activities delivered in the first quarter of 2021.
May 20, 2021
Boost for BWF & SOI Partnership
Special Olympics International (SOI) has appointed Maggie Brennan in the new role of Manager of Sport Development as part of the joint Global Development Strategy by BWF and SOI to grow badminton and provide meaningful opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities worldwide.
May 7, 2021
Para Badminton Development Initiatives Across Regions
Dedicated towards making Para badminton an integral part of badminton’s overall growth, BWF continues to undertake exercises to reflect its commitment to the sport.
May 7, 2021
Badminton Flies High in Tunisia
A series of development activities to further develop and promote badminton in the country were held from 11–23 March 2021 by the Tunisia Badminton Federation with support from BCA Development Officer Ahmad Reda and BWF Dubai Badminton Development Manager Jaffer Ebrahim.
May 7, 2021
AirBadminton Blooming Globally
Since its global launch in Guangzhou, China in May 2019, AirBadminton has grown steadily and been widely welcomed around the world.