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Russia-Ukraine war

01 Mar 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: BWF suspends Russia and Belarus athletes

The Badminton World Federation said its decision was in line with the recent recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, calling on international federations to suspend Russia and Belarus.

21 Dec 2021

PV Sindhu appointed as Badminton World Federation Athletes Commission member

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu has been appointed as a member of the Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission until 2025.

14 Mar 2020

BWF suspends all tournaments till April 12 due to coronavirus

India Open was scheduled to be played in New Delhi from March 24 to 29.

Badminton World Federation

01 Feb 2020

Coronavirus forces postponement of badminton Olympic qualifier

The Tokyo Olympics take place in the Japanese capital from July 24 to August 9.

Pullela Gopichand

31 Mar 2019

Olympic qualification system is unfair, putting strain on players: Gopichand

The Olympic qualification period for the Tokyo Games starts April 29 this year with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) considering the ranking list, to be published on April 30, 2020, to allocate spots and Gopichand feels that the BWF needs to have a relook at the qualification system.

28 Mar 2019

I'm scared of getting injured: Badminton star Ratchanok Inthanon

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) revamped its structure in 2018, making it compulsory for the world's top-15 players in the singles events and top-10 pairs in the doubles disciplines to play a minimum of 12 out of 15 World Tour tournaments or face a penalty.

14 Feb 2018

Malaysian badminton pair probed for match-fixing

Two Malaysian badminton players are being investigated for suspected match-fixing by the sports governing body and could be banned for life if found guilty, a sports official said on Wednesday.

Kidambi Srikanth

07 Dec 2017

Badminton World Federation: Kidambi Srikanth at 4th, Lakshya Sen breaks into top 100

Lakshya, 16, was rewarded for his good run in international badminton this season. The youngster had clinched the Eurasia Bulgarian Open and India International Series, before finishing runners-up at the Tata Open India International Challenge last week.

05 Jun 2017

Gustavo Salazar Delgado steps down as BWF Deputy President pending results of corruption investigation

Various reports said Salazar, 52, was under investigation over a bribery and money-laundering case linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.

11 Apr 2017

PV Sindhu, unknown Nikhar Garg in fray for position in Badminton World Federation's Athletes Commission

Apart from Sindhu, the list also comprises two former world No.1s in men's doubles and a former European men's singles champion.

09 Jun 2016

Surging Lee Chong Wei is No. 1 again as 2016 Rio Olympics near

Malaysia has never won an Olympic gold and Lee has previously acknowledged the pressure that entails

10 Apr 2016

Malaysian Open: Lee Chong Wei beat Chen Long in summit clash to win title

Lee crushed world number one in straight sets.

06 Dec 2015

Chinese great Lin Dan withdraws from World Superseries Finals

Five-time world champion has withdrawn from the Dubai event due to injury.

04 Dec 2015

World No. 2 Saina Nehwal nominated for BWF Woman Player of the Year Award

Saina became India's first world number one in women's singles and enjoyed a consistent run this season.

23 Nov 2015

Chinese shuttler Yu Xiaohan suspended for alleged doping

The BWF has referred the matter to its Doping Hearing Panel and a date in late January 2016 has been set for the hearing.

Kidambi Srikanth

29 Oct 2015

Kidambi Srikanth back in world top 5, Saina Nehwal static at No. 2 in latest badminton ranking

The Guntur-born Srikanth hasn't been in form of late, having suffered early exits in recent tournaments.

22 Oct 2015

Badminton sensation Saina Nehwal loses World No.1 spot

08 Oct 2015

Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa pair drops to 12 in world badminton ranking

Top Indian doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa dropped a spot to be ranked No.12 in the latest women's doubles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday.

24 Sep 2015

After good show at Korea Open, Ajay Jayaram climbs up seven places in BWF rankings

Riding on his stupendous performance in the Korea Open Super series, Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram has climbed up seven places to be ranked World No. 25 in the latest rankings issued by the Badminton World Federation today.

22 Sep 2015

Bringing `sexy` back for Chinese badminton fans

Badminton`s bid to make women players wear skirts may have been ill-advised, but the sport is again seeking a "sexy" new image to bring in fans and revenue.

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