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Pictured (left to right): Peter Cocker (AUS), Gronya Somerville (AUS), Michelle Au (NZL) and Loke Poh Wong (AUS). The Badminton Oceania Executive Board can confirm the appointment of the four committees which will serve a two year term, starting in January 2021. New appointments include Anona Pak (New Zealand), Ronan Ho-Yagues (New Caledonia) and Louis…
Every athlete has the right to compete in clean and fair sport. Doping is one of many threats to the integrity of sport. The decisions made by players, coaches and technical officials today will affect badminton’s future. Their actions need to protect the integrity of badminton. As of 1 January 2021, there are some important…
Pictured: Thomas Mereana-Ngauru (left) distributing Shuttle Time equipment across the Cook Islands The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. Thomas Mereana-Ngauru, President and Shuttle Time National Coordinator for Badminton Cook Islands, first found badminton in New Zealand at his school during…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) can confirm that Japan’s men’s singles world No.1 Kento Momota has tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a mandatory PCR test at Narita Airport in Tokyo en route to Bangkok, Thailand earlier today. Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) has subsequently withdrawn all its…
A new, more durable AirShuttle with increased visibility will soon be on the market. BWF has been working with its manufacturing partners to further enhance the durability of the AirShuttle. This process has led to a recent breakthrough which has allowed us to not only dramatically improve the durability but also to introduce a neon…
Badminton Oceania is excited to share the eagerly awaited History Document. Building on a year of research and previous documentation which highlights the moments from the last century which have shaped the organisation into what it is today. Formed on 21 May 1987, Badminton Oceania has celebrated extraordinary growth. From the original founding members (Roy…
BWF SHUTTLE TIME The lack of facilities hindered the Fiji Badminton Association’s efforts to develop the sport in the country until the introduction of AirBadminton by BWF early this year. It gave FBA the perfect opportunity to explore potential partners who had existing outdoor facilities and also to take badminton outdoors to a country renowned for its beautiful…
Badminton Oceania is collaborating with some of the world’s top badminton players to celebrate ’12 Days of Christmas’ with a competition every day from Tuesday 1 December – Friday 12 December 2020. You can find information on how to enter on our Facebook and Instagram page. Click on the relevant links below to read terms…
Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting of Badminton Oceania to be held via email response. Following the Executive Board Meeting held Thursday 15th October, amendments to the Badminton Oceania Constitution were accepted. Attached is a summary of the constitution changes along with an explanation of the rationale behind the changes. Proposed changes…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo New Zealand’s aspiring Olympian, Oliver Leydon-Davis was aiming for qualification at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the men’s doubles with Abhinav Manota and mixed doubles with Anona Pak. The year started out strong after winning the men’s doubles with Manota at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 and climbing to his highest…