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Badminton England is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in England.It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport throughout England. Originally established in 1893 as the Badminton Association of England in Portsmouth, [citation needed] the association is now based in Milton Keynes and has departments for Elite Play, Events, Membership, Development and Coaching.
The England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England. The English team is ranked 13 on the world ranking and has had many appearances in international team events. England were runners-up at the 1963 and the 1984 ...
She was introduced to badminton through school and started playing at age eight at Abbeydale Badminton Club. Birch received the Michael Vaughan Award from Silverdale School, and competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2013. [2] She was the runner-up in 2016 English National Championships women's singles. [3]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British female badminton players. It includes British female badminton players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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 .
Rachel Choong (born 22 January 1994) is an English para-badminton player who competes in international level events. She is the first English player to win three gold medals at a single world championships in 2015, she partners with Rebecca Bedford in the women's doubles and Andrew Martin in the mixed doubles at badminton competitions.
Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport. [4] In 2011, Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships [6] but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England. [3] [7]
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:English female badminton players and Category:Scottish female badminton players and Category:Welsh female badminton players The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.