Badminton in Samoa is this week’s focus for Badminton Oceania’s Participation & Development Manager, Sam Kreutzer and Development Officer, Dhanny Oud. With assistance from the Badminton World Federation Member Association Grant Programme, the focus will be a Shuttle Time teachers’ course, Shuttle Time delivery sessions (using the skills learned), Air Badminton, player development sessions and…
Special Olympics World Games 2023 Berlin have just come to an end, completing nine days of competition across 26 sporting codes. The Special Olympics World Games are the world’s largest inclusive sporting event, a celebration promoting more recognition and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is a worldwide organisation that supports five million athletes,…
On Tuesday 28 June, Badminton Papua New Guinea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Special Olympics Papua New Guinea as both parties aim to enhance the opportunities in badminton among players with intellectual disabilities. Our Coaching and Development Officer, Ian Bridge, recently joined the team from Badminton Papua New Guinea to assist with the…
World Autism Day is celebrated around the world on 2 April and designated by the United Nations to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society. To commemorate this occasion, Josh Cohen – a former…
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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…
BWF PRESS RELEASE Badminton World Federation (BWF) in collaboration with Special Olympics International (SOI) has published their Global Development Strategy to grow badminton and provide meaningful opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to be involved in all aspects of badminton. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2019 between the two organisations.…
Pictured: Sandra Low, Guam National Badminton Federation (left) and Nadia Bleaken, Badminton Oceania (right) Inspired by her surroundings, Sandra Low continues to be amazed by the power and influence of badminton on people’s lives. The President of Guam National Badminton Federation is also the Shuttle Time National Coordinator and as a result, features in this…
Special Olympics Samoa had their first taste of badminton when the Shuttle Time Samoa team delivered activities as part of EKS unified sports day.