Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin claimed Chinese Taipei’s first-ever badminton gold with a sensational display to see off third seeds Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China in the men’s doubles final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.
Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping enjoyed a rare victory over team mates Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong to secure the mixed doubles gold medal in an all-Chinese final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here today.
Men’s world number one Kento Momota is aiming to win Japan's first Olympic Games badminton singles title at Tokyo 2020 despite a troubled preparation for his debut on the sport’s biggest stage.
Badminton player Niluka Karunaratne will play at his third consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 after being named as one of nine athletes in the Sri Lanka squad.
India will host the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships, after relinquishing the rights to the 2023 Sudirman Cup Finals.
China’s Rio 2016 Olympic men’s singles gold medallist Chen Long is the only defending champion who will be at Tokyo 2020. Olympics according the Badminton World Federation (BWF) list of qualifiers.
Olympic medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis have slammed Badminton England for creating a "hostile" environment after being overlooked for Tokyo 2020 selection.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) secretary general Thomas Lund expects the highest standard of competition at Tokyo 2020 despite the unusual situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the governing body prepares to publish the list of qualifiers.
Vantaa in Finland has been confirmed the new host of the 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup Finals, as the BWF revealed an updated calendar for the rest of the year and moved two major events outside of China.
The Maldives Olympic Committee (MOC) has offered congratulations to Ahmed Shiham on his appointment as a badminton official at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has launched its search for a second intake of athletes to carry out sport industry scholarships.
Tributes have been paid to Olympic badminton gold medallist Markis Kido after he died at the age of 36 following a heath attack.
Krishna Nagar has set his sights on gold after becoming one of the latest three Indian Para badminton players to qualify for the rearranged 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo through the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
Chinese Olympic gold medallists Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have been inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall of Fame.
Olympic women's singles badminton champion Carolina Marín has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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