Federation Franis de Badminton President Frank Laurent, President Bwf Khunying Patama Leeswakulk and General Secretary of Bai Sanjay Micra (Figure: Bai) The new Delhi was chosen as a host city for the Badminton World Championship in August 2026, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Monday.The most prestigious sport tournament will return to India after 17 years, hosted it in 2009. The announcement came during the 2025 Championship of Paris, where the President of BWF Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Franhais Francais Francais, came. Misra.“We assure that India does not give anything less than 100 percent to follow and transfer the same standards of excellence and grandeur that Paris introduced. We are looking forward to welcoming the badmintons to Delhi,” Misra quoted in the Bai edition.The edition in Delhi will also mark the return of the event to Asia after eight years, the last of which took place in China in Nanjing in 2018.“For India, hosting championships again emphasizes his position as a powerhouse in court and the main goal on the global badminton map,” Bai said.The Indian breakthrough in the world came up with the bronze of Prakash Padukone in Copenhagen, followed in 2011 by the historical female bronze Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa, emphasizing the growing depth of the nation.In the forefront of success in India, PV Sindhu, one of the most decorated female players of a five medal tournament – gold, two silver and two bronzes. Since 2011, India has maintained an uninterrupted medal, the last extended Satwiksairaj Randireddy and the bronze of Chirag Shetty in Paris 2025, their second medal for the event.Ten years after Hyderabad 2009, Sindhu scripted history in Basel 2019 by defeating the Nosomi Okuhara to claim the first Indian gold at the World Championship. Saina Nehwal also created a brand with silver in 2015 and bronze in 2017, the second milestone that two Indian women – Nehwal and Sindu – shared the stage. Together, players of the Indian women’s singles were seven medals, the strongest category of the country.Indian men have also delivered in recent years. Kidambi Sricant (Silver, 2021), B Sai Praneeth (Bronze, 2019), Lakeshya Dream (Bronze, 2021) and HS Prannoy (Bronze, 2023) joined summary and ensured Indian consistent presence on the world scene.
