ONL Bureau : New Delhi has been chosen as the host city of the next Badminton World Championships in August 2026, the sport's global governing body BWF announced on Monday.
The Badminton World Federation's (BWF) most prestigious tournament will return to India after 17 years, with Hyderabad hosting it first way back in 2009.
The announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the 2025 championships in Paris, where a handover took place between BWF president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Frank Laurent, chief of the Federation Francaise de Badminton, and general secretary of Badminton Association of India Sanjay Mishra, who promised that the country will carry forward the standards of "excellence and grandeur" that Paris has showcased.
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