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1978 WBF World Championships
The 1978 WBF World Championships took place in November 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was followed by Invitational Championships which took place in the month of February earlier this year in Hong Kong. It was the first of the two editions of the world championships organised by the WBF, which was a rival organisation of the Badminton World Federation. Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medalists Results Semifinals Finals Remarks *Women's doubles and Mixed doubles bronze medalists unknown. References External links *https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781109-1.2.114.2 *https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781108-1.2.139.2 World Championships Badminton, World Championships Badminton, World Championships World Championships World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Iqbal (badminton)
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Nanyang Siang Pau
''Nanyang Siang Pau'' or ''Nanyang Business Daily'' () was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923 in Straits Settlements, currently published in Malaysia. ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' is one of the oldest Chinese-language newspapers in the country, with only ''Kwong Wah Yit Poh'' having been published longer. It has been published continuously except for four months in 1923 and 1924 and during the World War II between 1942 and 1945, before publication resumed on 8 September 1945. History Originally started in Straits Settlements, the newspaper first ventured into Kuala Lumpur in 1958, but the newspaper remains printed in Singapore. In 1962, the headquarters of ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' moved to Kuala Lumpur, first with Jalan Travers, Brickfields and followed by Jalan Bangsar in 1972. The Singapore edition of the paper has merged with ''Sin Chew Jit Poh'' on March 16, 1983 to form the current ''Lianhe Zaobao''. In August 1932, the ''Nanyang Daily'' was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kam Wah (badminton)
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Fu Hon Ping
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Porntip Buntanon
Porntip or Pornthip (,There are several competing standards for the Romanization of Thai names. Among the differences is the choice between ''or'' and ''o'' to spell a sound similar to the vowel of English "cot", and the presence or absence of ''h'' to mark aspirated consonants. ) is a Thai female given name. The same pronunciation is shared by two different spellings, and . is from pi, vara, italic=yes while is shortened from sa, ābharaṇa, italic=yes, and is derived from Sanskrit: . People with the name พรทิพย์ include: *Porntip Papanai, actress and model *Pornthip Rojanasunand, doctor and human rights activist *Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, badminton player People with the name ภรณ์ทิพย์ include: *Porntip Nakhirunkanok, also known as Bui Simon Bui Simon (born Porntip Nakhirunkanok ( th, ภรณ์ทิพย์ นาคหิรัญกนก; ; ); February 7, 1969) is a Thai-American personality, philanthropist and beauty queen who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Yeon-han
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Qiu Yufang (badminton)
Qiu Yufang (裘毓芳), (1871–1904), courtesy name Meilu (梅侣), was a Chinese journalist and feminist, born in Wuxi (無錫), Jiangsu province, China. She is regarded as the first female journalist in China. A member of a progressive scholarly family, she started the paper '' Wuxi baihua bao'' (無錫白話報) with her uncle, Qiu Tingliang (裘廷梁), in 1898, where she became its leading editor and columnist. The same year, she also became employed at the first women's paper in China, the '' Nubao'' (女學報) in Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow .... She supported Western reforms in China, both in business, literature and education for women. References * James Z. Gao: Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949)' 1871 births 1904 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Huiming
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Zheng may refer to: *Zheng (surname), Chinese surname (鄭, 郑, ''Zhèng'') *Zheng County, former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China *Guzheng (), a Chinese zither with bridges *Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), emperor of the Qin Dynasty, whose name was Zheng (政) Historical regimes *Zheng (state) (806 BC–375 BC), an ancient state in China *Zheng (619–621), a state controlled by rebel leader Wang Shichong during the Sui–Tang transition *House of Koxinga (1655–1683), Ming partisans who ruled Taiwan during the early Qing See also * Cheng (other) *Sheng (other) Sheng may refer to: * Sheng (instrument) (笙), a Chinese wind instrument * Sheng (surname) (盛), a Chinese surname * Sheng (Chinese opera), a major role in Chinese opera * Sheng (升), ancient Chinese units of measurement#Volume, Chinese unit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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