Guwahati, July 15 (NKTV): The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday has allotted the prestigious BWF World Championship to India for 2026. This will be the second time that India would host the premium tournament.
Earlier India had hosted the BWF World Championships in Hyderabad in 2009.
Since then, India has played hosts to various major badminton tournaments including the 2014 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, the Asian Championships apart from the annual BWF Super 500 event, the Yonex-Sunrise India Open.
“Staging a tournament of the stature will be a great achievement for us at the Badminton Association of India as well as for the country” said Badminton Association of India president Himanta Biswa Sarma.
“We are thankful to BWF for considering India for Badminton’s most prestigious and premier tournament and I believe with world-class shuttlers coming to participate will not only be a great opportunity and motivation for the enthusiasts of the game and for the sport to see a huge growth across the country” added Sarma, who was also recently elected as BWF Council member for the 2021-24 period.