Badminton

10/29/2025 |  Danish coach of top badminton player banned 4 years for betting on matches courtside (Associated Press (AP)) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Danish former coach of a two-time Olympic badminton quarterfinalist has been banned from the sport for four years for betting on games courtside.
The Badminton World Federation said Joachim Persson placed bets on his mobile phone during a match at the Japan Open last year — played two weeks after the Paris Olympics — and did not cooperate with investigators.

9/10/2025 |  BWF to trial serve clock at select tournaments in 2026 (Reuters Sports) Sept 10 (Reuters) - A time clock which will allow players 25 seconds between each rally will be tested by the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Council at certain World Tour tournaments from the 2026 season, the governing body said on Wednesday.

6/20/2025 |  USOPC Decertifies USA Badminton as National Governing Body (SportsTravel) The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has decertified USA Badminton as the sport’s national governing body in the country and assumed oversight of the sport’s high-performance programs, the USOPC announced on Wednesday.
USOPC Chief Executive officer Sarah Hirshland said during a media teleconference that after the certification review group evaluated actions and activities that USA Badminton had taken detailing deficiencies within the organization, the decision was made that USA Badminton did not satisfy the terms agreed upon.

6/2/2025 |  USOPC Asks USA Badminton to Relinquish NGB Certification (SportsTravel) The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has requested that USA Badminton give up its status as the national governing body for the sport in the United States.
USA Badminton announced the request in a letter to its members last week. It said in the announcement that the decision was made by the USOPC’s Compliance Review Group.

10/14/2024 |  USOPC Moves to Decertify USA Badminton (SportsTravel) The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent a letter to USA Badminton last week that informed the national governing body that it will pursue its decertification.
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Holly Shick sent the letter last week. USA Badminton’s former chief executive officer, Linda French, was banned for five years in January by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for discouraging a USA Badminton staff player from reporting an abuse case.