New Delhi was selected as a host city for the Badminton World Championships in August 2026, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Monday.The most prestigious sport tournament will return to India after 17 years, with Hyderabad organized it in 2009. The announcement came during the closing ceremony of the 2025 championships in Paris, where a symbolic transfer took place between BWF president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Federation Francaise de Badminton Chief Frank Laurent, and Badminton Association of India Miskra.“We assure that India will give nothing less than 100 percent to maintain and continue the same standards of excellence and grandeur that Paris has shown. We look forward to welcome the badminton family in Delhi, “said Mishra in a Bai release.The Delhi edition also marks the return of the event to Asia after eight years, with the last in Nanjing, China in 2018.“For India, the re -organizing the championships emphasizes its status and both a powerhouse on the field and an important destination on the Global Badminton card,” said De Bai.The breakthrough of India in the worlds came with the bronze of Prakash Padukone in Copenhagen, followed by Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa’s Historical Ladies Double Bronze in 2011, which underlined the growing depth of the nation.At the forefront of the success of India, PV Sindhu, one of the most decorated ladies’ snackers of the tournament with five medals – is one gold, two silvers and two bronze. Since 2011, India has maintained an uninterrupted medal streak, most recently expanded by Satwiksiraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s Brons in Paris 2025, their second medal at the event.A decade after Hyderabad 2009 script Sindhu in Basel 2019 by beating Nozomi Okuhara to claim the first gold in India at the world championships. Saina Nehwal also left her mark with a silver in 2015 and a bronze in 2017, the last one milestone year in which two Indian women – Nehwal and Sindhu – shared the stage. Together, the players of Indian Women’s Singles are responsible for seven medals, the strongest category of the country.Indian men have also delivered in recent years. Kidambi Srikanth (Silver, 2021), B Sai Praneeth (Bronze, 2019), Lakshya Sen (Bronze, 2021) and HS Prannoy (Bronze, 2023) have all added to the Tally, for which India insures the consistent presence on the world stage.
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