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The association was founded as Canadian Badminton Association in 1921 by representatives from badminton clubs across Canada. [3] The next year, the first ever national championships was held in Montreal. [4] It changed its name to Badminton Canada in 1989. [5]
IOA was used again in the 2012 Games, when it stood for Independent Olympic Athletes, [12] comprising athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles and a runner from South Sudan. The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee 's membership from the IOC was withdrawn the previous year, and South Sudan had not yet formed an NOC at the time.
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 .
The ARISF's members are international sports federations recognised by the IOC whose sport is currently not competed in either the Summer or Winter Olympics, though becoming a member of ARISF does not imply or guarantee that the sport will be included in future Olympic Games.
The Canadian International in badminton is an international open held in Canada. As many other international championships in badminton, that usually carry the name of the main sponsor, it is designed as KLRC Atwater Canadian International .
The IOA held elections under the Indian Sports Code due to a directive from the Delhi High Court. [29] On 15 May 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as Indian representatives from the government and sports bodies reached an agreement with IOC officials. [ 30 ]
The Canada national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Canada) represents Canada in international badminton team competitions. [1] It is controlled by the nation's governing body of badminton, Badminton Canada. The team's best result was achieving two semifinal finishes in both Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the internationally recognized governing body of the sport responsible for the regulation of tournaments and approaching fair play. Five regional confederations are associated with the BWF, the rest are unaffiliated, or are minor in comparison. Asia: Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)