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Asian Para-Badminton Championships
The Asian Para-Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) which has now merged with the BWF. This tournament is hosted to crown the best para-badminton players in Asia. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted in Yeoju, South Korea in 2012. Championships Individual championships The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Asia Championships. South Korea hosted the 2012 edition of the championships and hosted a total of 18 events. China hosted the championships in 2016 and won a total of 8 gold medals in the championships. All-time medal table Past winners 2012 Yeoju 2016 Beijing See also * Badminton Asia Championships * Badminton Asia Junior Championships Note References External links Historical Results of Asia Championships {{Badminton competitions Badminton Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales). In 1981 the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation (BWF). When the BWF was founded (as the IBF), its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. The head office was relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 176 member nations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |