Nauru Badminton is on the rise as a group of badminton enthusiasts formed a board to oversee the development of badminton within the country.
Nauru is one of the sixteen members of Badminton Oceania, however, the federation has not been active for a number of years.
Following the support from Badminton Oceania and Nauru Badminton’s eager President, Marissa Cook, they have officially been recognised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Oceania as an ‘active’ member, with the Shuttle Time programme high on their agenda to kick start the movement.
The appointment of seven board members and their work so far has even seen Nauru Badminton being formally recognized by the Nauru Olympic Committee.
- President – Marissa Cook
- Vice President – Barbio Detenamo
- Secretary – Serenaid Debao
- Treasurer – Suzanne Kepae
- Executive member – Rocco Detabene
- Executive member – Stephen Quadina
- Executive member – Dagan Kaierua
Badminton Oceania’s Regional Development Officer, Kumon Turawa, recently visited the country to educate the federation and their affiliates with the Oceania Sport Education Programme Management in Sporting Organisations (MiSO) course content, while Marissa Cook, tasked to establish this association in compliance with the National Olympic Committee’s requirements.
Expect to see more exciting updates coming from the developing federation in the near future.
