Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 22, 2021: At the 82nd Badminton World Federation Annual General Meeting held virtually on Saturday, May 22, the positions of BWF President, Deputy President and Vice President-Para Badminton, plus 20 BWF Council members, were confirmed for 2021 to 2024.
Poul-Erik Høyer, KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand and Paul Kurzo were re-elected unopposed in their respective roles, signalling continuity at the top of the BWF leadership.
The Council outcomes align with the BWF Constitution to guarantee global board representation and a minimum representation of 30 per cent of each gender on the Council.
BWF President Høyer said he was excited to lead the BWF for another term and congratulated all successful candidates.
“I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the confidence you have put in me to be your President for another term. I will do whatever I can to live up to your trust and to work hard to develop badminton to an even higher level,” Høyer said.
“I would also like to thank all candidates who participated in the election and offered their time, experience and commitment to developing BWF and badminton. The participation in the election of all candidates is extremely important and we are grateful for your contribution.
“With this election we welcome a range of new Council members for the next term and I look forward to working with all of you for the development and progress of our sport.”
The BWF Membership also voted on the proposal to amend the Laws of Badminton relating to the Scoring System from 3x21 to 5x11.
The proposal - which was put forward by the Indonesian Badminton Association and the Badminton Association of Maldives and seconded by Badminton Asia, Badminton Korea Association and Chinese Taipei Badminton Association - received 66.31% for and 33.69% against, falling just short of the two-thirds majority required. A total of 282 votes were cast.
