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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 sport was played under the Pune rules until 1887, when J. H. E. Hart of the Bath Badminton Club drew up revised regulations. [5] In 1890, Hart and Bagnel Wild again revised the rules. [ 6 ] The Badminton Association of England (BAE) published these rules in 1893 and officially launched the sport at a house called "Dunbar" [ c ] in ...
The National Badminton League (NBL) was a professional team badminton league in England. Organised by Badminton England, it was launched in October 2014 as the first ever national badminton league in the UK. Reaching seven franchise teams in its third and final season (16-17), the inaugural season launched with six teams.
A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function.. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern.
Badminton is England's most popular racket sport. [19] It is an accessible sport where beginners can experience success early through basic rallying, but at the top level it requires high levels of power, agility and endurance. Badminton is an Olympic sport and Great Britain achieved medal success in both Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
The 2025 All England Open (officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2025 for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming badminton tournament that will take place at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, from 11 to 16 March 2025 and will have a total prize of US$1,450,000.
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 .
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