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.
May 3, 2021
BWF Sport Science Research Grant 2021/2022 Application Process is OPEN!
The BWF Development & Sport for All Committee has budgeted US$ 95,000 for the BWF Sport Science Research Grant 2021/2022 and the application process is OPEN!
April 16, 2021
Member Capacity Building – New Online Resources (en Français, en Español)
The BWF is happy to announce the launch of two of our popular online courses in French and Spanish! The National Administrators’ course and the Event Management course are now available in two new languages, with the aim of reaching even more of our Members.
April 16, 2021
Coach Education Level 3 Virtual Closing Activities
The BWF has recently held its first “virtual graduation” activities, recognising the accomplishments of our pioneer groups on the groundbreaking Coach Education Level 3 course. The first two pilots were run in Asia and Europe, with candidates exploring high-level topics in coaching, followed by a long-term course project, under the supervision of the course tutors.