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Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Also Known As International Badminton Federation

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The international governing body for badminton, with 202 member associations organized into five continental confederations, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Facts
Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1934 1
Headquarters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (relocated from Cheltenham, England, on 1 October 2005). 1
Founders
Founded 5 July 1934 in Cheltenham, England, as the International Badminton Federation, with nine founding member nations: Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. 1
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Badminton, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Lead section, membership figures
Quote, Lead section, membership figures
The BWF has 202 member associations around the world, organized into five continental confederations.
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Lead section, founding name
Quote, Lead section, founding name
It was founded on 5 July 1934, as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Lead section, founding members
Quote, Lead section, founding members
Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Lead section, headquarters relocation
Quote, Lead section, headquarters relocation
was then relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 1, 2005
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Lead section, 2006 renaming
Quote, Lead section, 2006 renaming
on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Governs: Badminton, Lead section, scope of governance
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