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Badminton: Awarded for: Excellence in Badminton: Sponsored by: Badminton World Federation: History; First award: 1998: Editions: 26: First winner: Peter Gade: Most wins: Lee Chong Wei Huang Yaqiong Leani Ratri Oktila: Most recent: Shi Yuqi An Se-young
The time period between 1949 and 1967 was the biggest period of badminton popularity in the United States. In 1949, David Freeman brought the United States its first ever world championship title. Freeman won the Men's Singles at the All-England Championships. Additionally, between 1949 and 1967 the United States won 23 championships in badminton.
The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [ 1 ] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-seven individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [ 2 ]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – an all-star squad published in 2002 and composed of some of the best players of all time; FIFA World Cup – to the winners of the FIFA World Cup; FIFA World Player of the Year – to the players who were thought to be the best in the world; replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or; Footballer of the Year (Argentina)
The name was changed to United States Badminton Association in 1978, and later changed to its present name in 1996. [6] USA Badminton used to train its elite players at a national training center in Colorado Springs, but they relocated to Anaheim in early 2017. [7] Badminton is not a popular sport in the United States for several reasons.
P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian player to win the gold medal at the World Championships and also became the only other woman singles player along with China's Zhang Ning to have won five World Championship medals. [6] Japanese Kento Momota, and the duo Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara retained their titles from the previous edition.
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 in the United States dates back to the late 19th century. The first American badminton club was formed in New York in 1878. During the 1930s, badminton had become a popular sport in the United States. Establishments such as the YMCA, universities and more all formed badminton clubs and the popularity of the sport began to take growth. [2]