Badminton Asia
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Abbreviation | Badminton Asia |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
Membership | 43 member associations |
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Website | www.badmintonasia.org |
The Badminton Asia is the governing body of badminton in Asia. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The confederation was established in 1959, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It aims to maintain Asia as the benchmark for world badminton in many years to come. It now has 43 member federations.[1]
It had decided in the Annual General Meeting on July 16, 2006 that the confederation name was changed from Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) to Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC).[2]
The recently held Badminton Asia Extraordinary General Meeting October 16, 2015 in Kuwait which unveils the new logo for the Confederation, and Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) will now be known as Badminton Asia as it charts the new era and a more dynamic Confederation which recognises all members as of equal importance and every member has a role to play for Asia.
Member associations
Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Tournaments
- Badminton Asia Championships
- Badminton Asia Team Championships
- Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships
- Badminton Asia Junior Championships
- Badminton Asia Under 17 & Under 15 Junior Championships
References
- ↑ "Membership - BWF Corporate". BWF. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ↑ Badminton Asia Confederation - About Us Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine.