The international governing body for badminton, with 202 member associations organized into five continental confederations, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Body TypeInternational federation 1 HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia (relocated from Cheltenham, England, on 1 October 2005). 1 FoundersFounded 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 Connections
Associated With
Source Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Governs
Source Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Badminton World Federation
WikipediaLead section, membership figures
The BWF has 202 member associations around the world, organized into five continental confederations.
Lead section, founding name
It was founded on 5 July 1934, as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations
Lead section, founding members
Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.
Lead section, headquarters relocation
was then relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 1, 2005
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
- Governs: Badminton, Lead section, scope of governance
Associated With: International Olympic Committee (IOC), Wikipedia introduction, first sentence
is the international sports governing body sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee for badminton
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