Badminton news

• Town makes a racket for 88-year-old badminton coach

  14-04-2025 06:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Bedford has coached badminton for 65 years and says he has no plans to stop.
  
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• Biggest boost for climbing as UK Sport ups funding

  07-05-2026 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climbing is the biggest winner among a number of sports benefiting from millions of pounds of additional funding as UK Sport bids to boost Britain's medal hopes at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
  
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• Badminton votes to change scoring system from 2027

  25-04-2026 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The way matches are scored in badminton will change from next year following a vote by the sport's world governing body.
  
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• Badminton great Axelsen retires

  15-04-2026 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Double Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen says he is "no longer able to compete at the highest level" because of injury.
  
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• Lane & Vendy achieve big goal with European gold

  14-04-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Ben Lane says he and Sean Vendy got the gold medal they were "desperate" for with their doubles triumph at the European Championships.
  
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• 'Like DiCaprio getting his Oscar' - Gilmour finally wins European gold

  13-04-2026 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Having had to settle for silver five times at the European Badminton Championships, Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour finally wins gold.
  
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• Why is badminton runnning out of shuttlecocks?

  08-04-2026 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport looks at why badminton is runnning out of shuttlecocks, amid a shortage of duck and goose feathers.
  
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• Shuttlecock trial launched amid feather shortage

  08-04-2026 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Badminton's world governing body approves the use of synthetic shuttlecocks at some tournaments amid a shortage of feathers.
  
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• Former BOA and Wada executive Reedie dies aged 84

  06-04-2026 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Craig Reedie, the former chair of the British Olympic Association and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, dies at the age of 84.
  
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• More Indian women play cricket now than in 2020 - BBC study

  13-03-2026 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The survey was commissioned by the BBC and Collective Newsroom as part of the Indian Sportswoman of the Year initiative.
  
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• How to watch: All England Open Badminton Championships on BBC

  08-03-2026 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships are live to watch on BBC Sport
  
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• Wilson 'confident' heading to World Championships

  06-02-2026 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welshman Jack Wilson heads to the World Para-Badminton Championships in Bahrain on Saturday, 7 February feeling "confident".
  
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• Badminton has 'given me everything' after transplant

  01-02-2026 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh teenager Archie Morton says badminton has given him everything after winning gold at the World Transplant Games
  
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• Para-badminton athlete takes on able-bodied players

  31-01-2026 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rob Donald is competing at the English National Championships for the first time.
  
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• University helps elderly people through badminton

  15-01-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The programme is already making a difference in Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa.
  
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• Meet Pam and Sian - bossing the badminton world aged 63

  09-11-2025 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meet the three-time senior badminton world champions showing no signs of stopping.
  
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• GB's Bethell defends European Para Badminton title

  05-10-2025 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dan Bethell defends his men's SL3 singles title as Great Britain win 13 medals at the European Para Badminton Championships in Istanbul.
  
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• Wales' Wilson wins first major international medal

  04-10-2025 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales' David Jack Wilson won bronze at the European Para Badminton Championships in Istanbul.
  
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• Man, 82, becomes world champion for the first time

  30-09-2025 06:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roger Baldwin says, "I find it very relaxing, and it keeps me very fit".
  
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• Pool closed to save money costs taxpayers £2.3m

  28-08-2025 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Figures obtained by the BBC show £2,291,225 has been spent on Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre since it was closed in 2020.
  
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• Sporting Witness

  09-08-2025 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Olympic badminton match that should have been a classic, but caused a controversy
  
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• Wilson to use 'home advantage' at Para-Badminton International

  21-07-2025 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilson says competing on home soil will be "something special" as he prepares for the British & Irish Para-Badminton International in Cardiff.
  
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• North Tyneside adult social badminton tournament

  31-03-2025 11:00 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  NORTH TYNESIDE ADULT
  SOCIAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENTVENUE: John Spence High School, Preston Road,
  North Shields, NE29 9PU
  Tel: 0191 296 1432
  DATE: SUNDAY 27th APRIL 2025 1pm – 5pmEntry Form Social Tournament Apr 2025Download
  
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• Badminton star who took period break has penalty removed

  28-03-2025 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Gilmour was given a yellow card after leaving the court during the All England Open match.
  
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• How to follow the All England Open Badminton Championships

  13-03-2025 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2025 All England Open Badminton Championships is under way and you can follow the action on the BBC from 14-16 March.
  
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• Deaf awareness NE Badminton Club

  10-02-2025 13:31 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  The deaf awareness NE Badminton Club is a welcoming organisation which
  aims to bring  deaf and hard of hearing people and their hearing
  counterparts together to enjoy some badminton play.Club nights are based at Hadrian LeisureThursday 7pm – 9 pmFriday 6pm – 8pmThe group is supported by a Level 2 badminton coach on a Thursday
  evening who teaches skills such as racquet grip, shot selection and
  court positioning in a relaxed way to meet the needs of individual players.Doubles and
  
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• EXCELLENT NEWS!!  ENGLAND SELECTIONS!!

  10-12-2024 09:08 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  Northumberland’s outstanding junior Lucy Dodd recently won the U19 National Women’s Doubles title, and has had a number of other excellent tournament successes.  Lucy is having a superb season, and during the last couple of weeks has been representing England in the U19 European Team and Individual Championships in Ibiza.  There is a report on the Team Event on Badminton England’s website.  In the individual event, Lucy and her partner drew the second seeds in th
  
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• Junior Presentation Evening

  03-07-2024 10:11 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  First Junior Presentation Event since Covid.  Great turnout at Tyneside Badminton Centre.  The players enjoyed a mix of Badminton, Pickleball and Table Tennis.  The Coaching Team of Martin, Karen, Ellie and Ellen handed out certificates and trophies from this season’s restricted to the players. A few of our players are missing from the Performance Centre squad photo. Our thanks to all players, parents, team managers and coaching support over the season.Performance
  
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• NORTHUMBERLAND BADMINTON ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER AWARDS

  02-07-2024 10:06 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  At the Annual NBA Presentation Evening on Saturday 29th June, at The Blue Flames Club in Longbenton, clubs whose teams won their Leagues were presented with their trophies by the NBA President and Chairman Dennis Gray.  Then followed the presentation of this year’s NBA Volunteer Awards, once again kindly provided by Yehlex.  This year these awards went to:Russell Perry – for his very many years of service to his club, NESLC (formerly know as The Ministry) and for
  
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• ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL TOURNAMENT!!

  10-05-2024 09:50 via northumberlandbadminton.org
  The second North Tyneside Social Badminton tournament of the season took place recently in the sports hall at John Spence Community High School, North Shields. It attracted 40 players, some of whom travelled from Morpeth and south of the River Tyne to take part. The tournament was once again organised and run by the excellent volunteers from Bewicke BC, which plays in the school sports hall on Tuesday and Friday evenings during the season, and also runs a summer club, assisted by volunteer helpe
  
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