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Edition 45 February 2024 – April 2024

  • President’s Message: Excitement swells
  • TUC 2024 Chengdu: Chinese Taipei the team to watch
  • TUC 2024 Chengdu: Can Chengdu spring a surprise
  • TUC 2024 Chengdu: Group Stage Draws
  • BWF AGM & Members’ Forum: Setting the course towards 2028 and beyond
  • Badminton at a glance
  • Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Ramdani/Oktila among pairs confirmed for Paris
  • Paris 2024 Olympic Games: China ace qualification
  • Paris 2024 Test Event: Epic action in classy venue
  • Review: NSDF BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2024
  • Development Updates
  • Integrity Updates
  • The updated Badminton4U app is here!

Edition 44 November 2023 – January 2024

  • President’s Message – Let’s go, it’s 2024
  • Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Sprint begins
  • Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Paris dreaming
  • Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Elite face-offs in Pattaya
  • 2024 Para Badminton Calendar
  • Development Updates
  • 2024 Highlights

Edition 43 – August – October 2023

  • President’s Message – Moving along nicely
  • A badminton hub emerges
  • Get to know Hangzhou
  • HSBC Race To Finals: Slippery spots with a few events to go
  • World Juniors: USA, UAE make an impact
  • World Juniors: Stars of tomorrow
  • UAE badminton in the spotlight
  • Development updates
  • World Coaching Conference: Deep insights, challenging ideas
  • Education Programmes: Reaching out to young minds
  • Integrity awareness soars in Spokane
  • Super Smash Squad: Unleashing badminton heroes
  • World Senior Championships: Stars of yesterday

Edition 42 – May – July 2023

  • Milestones Aplenty – Message from the President
  • Looking to Rewrite History – World Championships
  • Copenhagen 2014 – the Crowning of Carolina
  • BWF Continues CSR Outreach
  • Milestone for Inclusive Badminton
  • World Coaching Conference – 24 & 25 August
  • Eye on the Future – BWF Members’ Forum
  • New Deals for BWF
  • Quarter 2 Updates
  • Dream come True for Refugee Shuttler
  • ‘Most Memorable’ says Zhang Jun

Edition 41 – February – April 2023

  • Ten years of accomplishments
  • Bell sounds for Paris
  • Marking a decade of progress
  • China hold the aces
  • The Sudirman Cup story
  • Strong social media game
  • Early pacesetters
  • Badminton bonanza
  • Development updates
  • Studies show badminton aids community health
  • Brazil dominate Pan Am qualifier

Edition 40 – November – January 2023

  • Together we prosper – President’s Message
  • Stronger than ever
  • Rich menu on offer – Highlights of the Upcoming Season
  • Highlights 2023
  • Road to Paris 2024 round the corner
  • Boost to Para badminton – Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games
  • Development updates
  • AirBadminton – Festival in Ukraine

Edition 39 – August – October 2022

  • Year of opportunity awaits in 2023
  • Back to Bangkok – HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
  • Race to Paris amidst expanded World Tour
  • New champions signal rise of Para badminton
  • Paralympics – the journey begins
  • Badminton thriving world over
  • Dr Kingsley Metu, Africa’s flagbearer
  • Banking on education
  • AirBadminton ignites in Utrecht
  • Big Bali bash – ANOC World Beach Games 2023

Edition 38 – May – July 2022

  • Exciting times – World Badminton Day
  • The eventful road from Malmo to Tokyo
  • Axelsen, Zheng/Huang are runaway favourites
  • Witness the World’s Best in Tokyo
  • World Tour continues to grow
  • Silver linings in the pandemic cloud
  • BWF honour for Berg, Lim
  • Productive period
  • AirBadminton dazzles in Hamburg
  • Badminton celebrated

Edition 37 – February – April 2022

  • Badminton community to descend on Bangkok
  • Sporting royalty – badminton ruled the digital sphere
  • Paris Calling – Qualification Regulations for Next Olympics
  • 83rd BWF AGM
  • BWF Member Association Awards
  • Team battles to resume
  • Perot re-elected
  • 5 July 2022 – World Badminton Day
  • Dubai Legacy Projects
  • Exciting Q2

Edition 36 – November 2021 – January 2022

  • Badminton bigger and better in 2022
  • Serving afresh – badminton calendar is poised to take on a more familiar guise in 2022
  • 2022 Highlights
  • Para badminton back with a bang
  • 2022 Para badminton Highlights
  • Polii heralds new era
  • Game-changing broadcast deals
  • Fun and friendly AirBadminton
  • Agitos empowers greater African participation

Edition 35 – October 2021

  • Keep the momentum going
  • Badminton4U has landed
  • Tokyo 2020 – Successful event amid great challenges
  • Roaring and soaring thanks to #RaiseARacket
  • BWF Technical Official – Gender equality is Officially equal
  • Showcasing extraordinary abilities
  • 1996 all over again – Men’s singles medallists reunited after a long time
  • BWF’s health study published in reputed journal
  • AirBadminton round the world
  • Michelle Li leads fair play campaign from front

Edition 34 – July 2021

  • Stage Set for Olympics of Hope
  • Stiff Draw for Tai and Minions
  • Aram Mamoud Nets a First for Badminton – qualified and competing as part of the Olympic Refugee Team
  • A Busy end to 2021 – International tournaments post Tokyo 2020
  • Para badminton’s Profile Set to Soar
  • AirBadminton Courts Pop up in China
  • #RaiseARacket Campaign
  • Snapshot – Badminton @ the Olympic Games
  • Snapshot – Badminton @ the Paralympic Games

Edition 33 – April 2021

  • Looking ahead with optimism
  • BWF Council Elections
  • Proposed scoring system change
  • Equation gets harder
  • Back safe and sound
  • The growing game
  • Laying the ground for inclusivity
  • Horizon broadens – AirBadminton in Tunisia
  • Popular online resources expand reach
  • Up the Social League Table
  • Integrity campaign a roaring success

Edition 32 – February 2021

  • President Message’s – Welcome to a new year, and a fresh start
  • Asian Leg – three back – to back events in Bangkok
  • BWF holds first Virtual EGM
  • 82nd BWF AGM to go virtual
  • YOU MATTER
  • Online excellence
  • Desert metropolis to badminton hub
  • Grants Programme rolls out

Edition 31 – August – October 2020

  • Badminton’s Covid-19 Blueprint
  • The Nitty-Gritty of Badminton’s Return
  • Denmark Open Passes Crucial Test with Flying Colours
  • BWF Statutes App
  • Continental Confederations Welcome Covid-19 Commitment
  • BWF Membership Grants Programme
  • Manasi Joshi: Shining a Light on Gender and Disability in Sport
  • When Adam Hall Refused to Fall
  • AirBadminton – Spreading Wings

Edition 30 – May – July 2020

  • Virtual vote at AGM makes history
  • 81st AGM a smashing success
  • BWF leads the way in governance practices
  • Embracing new normal
  • Technology to the rescue
  • Online sessions a super hit in Arab world
  • BWF’s outreach towards refugees
  • AirBadminton on the bounce back

Edition 29 – February – April 2020

  • BADMINTON WILL BE BACK
  • United we stand  – message from the President
  • For the Greater Good – updates on ranking and competitions
  • Life in Lockdown: Training, hobbies, family
  • Shuttle Time trumps regular PE, says study
  • AirShuttle ready to fly
  • ‘New stars’ created
  • BWF rocks steady social
  • BWF Statutes App – to be launched in May
  • New ‘I am badminton’ ambassadors announced

Edition 28 – November 2019 – January 2020

  • Smashing Decade in Store – Message from the President
  • A Decade of Excitement – what to look forward to in the 2020s
  • Bold Predictions for 2020 – athletes and their year ahead
  • 2020 Highlights – Events for the Year
  • Setting the World Alight – HSBC BWF World Tour
  • Counting Down to Glory Begins – a focus on Tokyo 2020
  • Mahmoud Hangs on Despite Challenges – Refugee Athlete Scholarship Holder
  • Aarhus Awaits the World – TOTAL Thomas & Uber Cup Finals
  • High Time for AirBadminton
  • AirBadminto0n – The New Outdoor Game

Edition 27 – August – October 2019

  • Feature : HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019
  • Editorial – Message from the President
  • What’s on – Tournaments to January 2020
  • HSBC Race To Guangzhou intensifies – two months away from the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
  • Paralympics Games excitement in overdrive for the final phase of qualification
  • Boost for Badminton Against Myopia project
  • World Juniors showcases growth of badminton
  • Developing badminton’s best – World Coaching Conference in Basel
  • News in brief
  • AirBadminton takes flight – The New Oudoor Game

Edition 26 – May – July 2019

  • World of Their Own – World Championship Stand Out!
  • From Malmo to Basel – Badminton World Championship Journey
  • Editorial – Message from the President
  • New Para badminton Chapter in Basel
  • ‘Worlds’ of Opportunity!
  • AirBadminton – The New Outdoor Game!
  • One For The Records – Malaysia’s Legendary – Lee Chong Wei
  • Back on Top! – China’s triumph in the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019
  • New Deputy President and Council Member Elected
  • Safeguarding Badminton for The Future

Edition 25 – January – April 2019

  • Race to Qualify at the Tokyo 2020 is on!
  • Editorial – Message from the President
  • Big Names Excel in Turkey and Dubai
  • Qualification Facts – Qualification Timeline
  • ‘Ygor’ to succeed!
  • Spotlight on Host and Japan
  • More Para badminton Development in Africa
  • Badminton Features at Special Olympics
  • BWF Unites with Taekwondo Humanitarian Mission
  • BWF Launches English Language Programme for Athletes

Edition 24 – October – December 2018

  • HSBC in Health Drive
  • What a year! 2018 in Review
  • Editorial – Message from the President
  • Para badmintons Best – Shephard and Oktila – Player Awards
  • Qualification Quest Underway – Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
  • Shocks n’ awe in Guangzhou – HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
  • Spotlight – Players of the Year Awards
  • Way to “Goh”! LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships
  • Development Updates
  • Global Health Badminton Study
  • Shuttle Time and Special Olympics Collaborate
  • Shuttling through 2018 – The Highlights of 2018

Edition 23 – August – October 2018

  • Clean Badminton in Focus – Activation in Tokyo
  • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Time Lines
  • Editorial – Message from the President
  • Paralympic Race to Tokyo begins in January 2019
  • BWF Selects Proud Paralympian Leaders
  • BWF Helping Members to Build Integrity Capacity
  • Lethal Left Handers Grab Gold – World Championships Review
  • Finals Flourish – HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in December
  • Musashino’s Olympic Debut
  • Gunning for Guangzhou – the leader board so far for the Finals

Edition 22 – April – July 2018

  • Picturing Badminton – photo competition in Thailand.
  • Referees go Pro – introduction of semi-professional officials
  • Editorial – Message from the President.
  • AGITOS Foundation – Bright Legacy for African Para badminton.
  • Spotlight on Momota and Tai Tzu Ying – preview – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018.
  • ‘Uber’ Achievers End Drought – review of the TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2018.
  • Thumbs-Up for Fixed Service Height – outcomes of the BWF AGM in May.
  • A Racket about Sports Science – Racket Sports conference in Bangkok – May 2018.
  • BWF and Royal Selangor in Trophy Partnership – partnership with Royal Selangor.
  • MOU with Peace and Sport – Bangkok April 2018.

Edition 21 – January – March 2018

  • Høyer for Change – Enhancing Badminton’s Future
  • Editorial – Message from the President.
  • Shephard’s Day Out – Spanish Para badminton International 2018.
  • Bangkok Beckons – Preview of the TOTAL Thomas & Uber Cup Finals.
  • “H-Elo” Badminton! New BWF Sponsor Announced.
  • Genius Sports and monitoring Betting on Badminton.
  • Memories of Jung Jae Sung.
  • 6th World Congress of Racket Sport Science – Bangkok 25 – 26 May 2018.
  • International School Sport Federation’s – World Badminton Championships.
  • Research Focusing on Injury Prevention.
  • Combating Myopia with Badminton
  • Badminton for All Reaches Thousands in Africa Project.

Edition 20 – November 2017 – January 2018

  • Big Bucks – Players’ Prize Money – HSBC BWF World Tour gets Underway.
  • Editorial – Message from the President.
  • Historic Parallel World Championships in Basel in 2019 – Badminton & Para-Badminton.
  • New Para badminton Athletes’ Commission.
  • Player of the Year Awards – Spectacular Awards Night in Dubai.
  • Dubai World Superseries Finals – Wonderful Season Finale in Dubai.
  • Experimental Fixed Service Height Law – tested during 2018.
  • Tokyo 2020 Badminton Competition Venue.
  • Badminton Pan Am Staff Honoured for Long Service.
  • BWF Para badminton World Championships 2018 – Ulsan Korea.
  • BWF Honoured in Awards in November and December
  • BWF World Junior Championships 2017 – world’s youth talent in Yogyakarta.
  • Shuttling Through 2017 – a Year in Review.

Edition 19 – August – November

  • Japan’s 1st Para badminton International
  • Seniors Festival – a new concept from 2019
  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Badminton Programme
  • 1st Japan Para badminton International
  • Swiss Para badminton Star Honoured
  • A New Generation– TOTAL BWF World Championships
  • BWF President Marks the Opening of the New Office in KL
  • Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul elected to the IOC in Lima
  • World Coaches Conference in Glasgow alongside the Worlds
  • Shuttle Time Update
  • BWF World Senior Championships Results
  • BWF Salutes Honorary Life Vice President Tom Bacher

Edition 18 – April – July 2017

  • BWF’s New Office in KL
  • External Judicial Experts Group
  • AGITOS Foundation Para badminton Project in Pan Am
  • Korea Shine in Gold Coast – TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup Winners 2017
  • Election Takes Centre Stage – Elections of Council in Gold Coast
  • Awards to Recognise Excellence and Service
  • Preview of the TOTAL BWF World Championships – Glasgow 2017
  • Focus on Elite Performance – Coaches Conference – Glasgow August 2017
  • Kidambi Srikanth and Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying – Metlife BWF World Superseries review
  • Remembering Dr Gupta
  • Player Pathways in Focus

Edition 17 – January – March 2017

  • Glasgow 2017 – TOTAL BWF World Championships
  • All Round Security – Sport Integrity – Clean and Fair Sport
  • VI Spanish Para badminton International
  • Draw for the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2017
  • Peace through Badminton
  • Two more Integrity Ambassadors – Chen Long / Hendra Setiawan
  • Partnerships Fund Shuttle Time
  • TOTAL Partnership for Major Events to 2021
  • BWF – YONEX – Major Events Deal Signed
  • A Decade for Superman Selvam – 10 years of service

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Edition 16 – October 2016 – January 2017

  • Gold Coast 2017 – TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup / BWF AGM
  • BWF Research Projects
  • Towards Tokyo 2020 / Para badminton Player Awards 2016
  • Gala Night in Dubai – Badminton Player Awards 2016
  • Podium Finishes – Destination Dubai BWF World Superseries Finals 2016
  • Integrity Ambassadors Revealed in Dubai
  • BWF Receives Prestigious Creative Award
  • Shuttling through 2016 – A Year in Review
  • Iberdrola BWF World Junior Championships Review

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Edition 15 – July – September 2016

  • Infront Sports & Media Partnership announced – 2018 – 2025
  • U.A.E Embraces Para badminton
  • 3rd Indonesian Para badminton Championships
  • Coaches Conferences in Bilbao (Nov 2016), Dubai (Dec 2016) and Glasgow (Aug 2017)
  • Riveting Record-Setting Rio – Olympic Games Report
  • All in the Family – BWF Hosting the Badminton Family in Rio
  • BWF and JADA “PLAY TRUE” – partnerships in anti-doping and integrity of sport
  • Testing Time Again – trialing a new scoring system
  • Annual Continental Confederation Forum in KL in September

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Edition 14 – April – June 2016

  • Get Ready for Copaca-Badminton – Rio 2016 starts 5 July
  • President’s Message
  • Mazur Mines Gold Again – 2nd Irish Para badminton International
  • BWF Launches Olympic Badminton Website
  • Key Dates for Rio 2016 Olympic Games Badminton
  • BWF Strategically Ready for the Future – Strategic Plan 2016 -2020
  • Once Upon a Time in Kunshan – Fairytale End to Thomas & Uber Cup Finals
  • At a Glance – World Rankings Explained
  • BWF Research Grants Programme – new round on offer – deadline 12 August 2016