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Category Archives: Para-Badminton

Dorna Longbut: Landed and ready for badminton competition

Events, Para-Badminton, Player Development, Shuttle Time, Team UpBy TomJuly 29, 2022

Growing up and living in Papua New Guinea, Dorna Longbut discovered badminton a few months ago, ahead of her debut at the VICTOR Oceana Para Badminton Championships 2022. “Back in the country, badminton is not a really popular sport apart from Rugby league,” Dorna shares after her practice session yesterday. Before her badminton journey, Dorna…

Marinda Jones comes back stronger for international badminton competition

General News, Para-BadmintonBy TomJuly 28, 2022

The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships returns this week, with the largest number of entries ever received for the event. A growth in overall para badminton participation over the last few years plus returning competitors makeup the history-making occasion, including WH 1 competitor Marinda Jones from Napier New Zealand. “I’ve been over to Australia… when…

Dorna Longbut joins the PNG team to extend Para badminton legacy

Events, Para-Badminton, Shuttle Time, Team UpBy TomJuly 20, 2022

Dorna Longbut (pictured second from left) prepares to make her Para badminton debut In 2020, four players made history as they became the first players to represent Papua New Guinea at an international badminton tournament – the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships in Ballarat, Australia. Jerome Bunge, David Joe Kaniku, Danny Ten and Nelly Leva…

Celine Vinot ready to measure progress at Continental Championships

Events, Para-BadmintonBy TomJuly 19, 2022

Earlier this year, a contingent of Australian Para badminton players travelled to compete in the 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2022. It was their first match back on the international stage since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with the exception of Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield who had qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games…

COVID setbacks won’t stop Carrie from attempting to defend her title

Events, Para-BadmintonBy TomJuly 14, 2022

When Carrie Wilson walked into Ballarat Badminton Stadium in February 2020 to compete in her first Continental Championships, little did she know that she would be leaving with a gold medal. The New Zealander benefitted from the Female Para Player Participation Grant to assist her competition and quickly rose to the occasion. She topped her…

Empathy and determination key for Fiji’s Selina Seau

Events, Para-BadmintonBy TomJuly 11, 2022

Selina Seau made her international debut at the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020, where she was Fiji’s sole representative. She will be flying the flag solo once again as she returns to the Continental Championships later this month. There was little opportunity for her to compete in between the two tournaments following the COVID-19…

VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 receives highest entry yet

Events, Para-BadmintonBy TomJune 24, 2022

The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is coming to Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 29-31 July 2022. It will be the first Continental Championships for Para badminton since the 2020 tournament in Ballarat and only the third edition overall, after the inaugural tournament took place in 2018, hosted by Geelong, Australia. This year,…

BWF female participation grant 2022: Mellberg rejects mediocrity

Para-Badminton, Player DevelopmentBy TomMay 29, 2022

Pictured: Bree Malberg, Australia. Bree Mellberg refused to accept the life her doctors outlined for her after an accident in 2013 put her in a wheelchair. “A mediocre life is not for me,” said the 32-year-old recipient of the BWF Female Participation Grant 2022, which supports a new athlete’s participation needs, including classification. An active child,…

Nellie Leva among sportswomen representing the Pacific at Expo 2020 Dubai

Para-Badminton, Team UpBy TomMarch 15, 2022

Pictured: Nellie Leva (Papua New Guinea) speaking at the Women in Sport conference at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo Credit: Australian Pavilion A cohort of sportswomen from the Pacific have just attended Expo 2020 Dubai, where they took part in a week of activities hosted by the Australian Government to showcase women in sport, centred around…

New BWF Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission Members Announced

Para-BadmintonBy TomMarch 14, 2022

BWF Media Update BWF is pleased to announce the six members of the BWF Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission 2021 – 2025:  Raùl Anguiano Araujo Guatemala Amy Burnett USA Chan Ho Yuen Daniel Hong Kong China Richard Perot France Cathrine Rosengren Denmark To Man Kei Belgium   An online election was conducted on Friday 11 March 2022.…

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