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The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are ...
Dates. 4 September 1972. No. of events. 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) Competitors. 25 (17 men, 8 women) from 11 nations. 1988 Seoul →. Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years ...
South Korean badminton star An Se-young, the women’s singles winner at the Paris Olympics, tempered her criticism of the national team upon her return home Wednesday as government officials look ...
The 1972 Summer Olympics saw the inaugural staging of badminton, as a demonstration sport. Two decades later the sport was officially introduced to the Olympics in 1989, and debuted in competition at the 1992 Games where 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including ...
Indonesia (14 titles) Official website. Official website. The Thomas Cup, sometimes referred as World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since ...
Below is listed the Badminton World Federation's World Championships medalists in the men's and women's singles, also in the men's, women's and mixed doubles events. The champion(s) of the tournament win a gold medal, the runners-up take the silver medal, and both losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals.
The BWF World Championships, aka the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation. [1] It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992. [2] The winners of the tournament are World ...