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New Delhi to host BWF World Championships in 2026
New Delhi will host the BWF World Championships from August 17, 2026, the first time India has staged the tournament since Hyderabad in 2009. The 30th edition brings the event back to…
The Story in Brief
New Delhi will host the BWF World Championships from August 17, 2026, the first time India has staged the tournament since Hyderabad in 2009. The 30th edition brings the event back to Asia after Tokyo's 2022 edition. Copenhagen leads host cities with five editions; Jakarta (three) and Birmingham (two) are next. The championship began in 1977 and New Delhi joins a list of 19 host cities across the world.
The event was previously held in India only once, in Hyderabad, 17 years ago. The 2026 edition will be the first time the Indian capital gets to host badminton's most prestigious tournament.
The Indian Opinion
Indians will rightly cheer the return of the Worlds after 17 years, but this also tests organisation and player depth. Exaggerated talk of India becoming a badminton powerhouse ignores the gap with top nations like China, Japan and Denmark. The concrete benchmark will not be the number of fans in the stands but how many Indian shuttlers reach the quarterfinals. One number to watch: how many of the five Indian entries make the last eight.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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