Oceania Shuttle Time News

Badminton Finds a Home in Port Vila as VBA Joins Global Stage

PORT VILA, VANUATU—Last week, the Vanuatu Badminton Association (VBA) was officially welcomed as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), a milestone moment for the country’s newest sporting body. The announcement comes less than a year after VBA was founded, and just months after joining the Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee…

Graham Berry is this month's Human of Shuttle Time

Humans of Shuttle Time: Graham Berry

The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series highlights those who are developing badminton at the grassroots level. This month, Badminton New Zealand’s Shuttle Time tutor, Graham Berry talks about growing up in the countryside, organising badminton on a glacier, and developing badminton in his community. Below is a snippet of Berry’s story, for…

HUMAN OF SHUTTLETIME – DANIEL AKKIDASARI, AUSTRALIA

𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗞𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗞𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 Daniel was originally from India and grew up in a middle class family with an elder brother and an elder sister. His parents were in the railways. During his childhood days, it was not so common for both parents to be employed. However, his parents juggled…

HUMAN OF SHUTTLE TIME – PATRICK HII – AUSTRALIA

𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 I was born in Wellington, New Zealand and then I moved to Sydney when I was about 5. Throughout my primary years, I would often enjoy cycling around my area or just adventuring into neighbouring suburbs in Western Sydney. Being an only child, I would do all this with my…