India hosted the Badminton World Championships in 2009 in Hyderabad and can be internet hosting the upcoming match in New Delhi subsequent yr. In the meantime, the Badminton Affiliation of India secretary, Sanjay Mishra, assured the nation will give 100 per cent for the match.
India can be internet hosting the following Badminton World Championships, with the match making a return to the nation after 17 years. India final hosted the BWF’s most prestigious match in 2009 in Hyderabad, 17 years from, when the occasion will happen within the nation subsequent in August 2026.
The event was confirmed by the game’s international governing physique, BWF, on Monday in the course of the closing ceremony of the 2025 Championships in Paris. A handover occurred between BWF president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Frank Laurent, chief of the Federation Francaise de Badminton, and normal secretary of the Badminton Affiliation of India Sanjay Mishra.
BAI guarantees grand present in New Delhi for the Worlds
In the meantime, the BAI normal secretary Mishra promised that India would have a grand present in New Delhi for the occasion. “We guarantee that India will give nothing lower than 100 per cent to uphold and carry ahead the identical requirements of excellence and grandeur that Paris has showcased. We stay up for welcoming the badminton household to Delhi,” Mishra was quoted as saying in a BAI launch.
“For India, internet hosting the Championships once more highlights its standing as each a powerhouse on court docket and a significant vacation spot on the worldwide badminton map,” the BAI added.
Indian shuttlers proceed medal-winning streak
In the meantime, the Indian shuttlers have maintained their 15-year-long medal-winning streak on the Worlds. India has received a minimum of one medal on the Championships since 2011, with Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa beginning the rise with their doubles medal.
The likes of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy, amongst others, have carried the streak forward.
Shetty and Rankireddy had been the one medallists for India on the 2025 Worlds as they clinched a bronze after reaching the quarterfinal and ending up shedding within the semis.