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BWF Officials Visit Indira Gandhi Stadium For 2026 Event Preparations

By IANS News June 12, 2025 • 00:02 AM View: 128

Honorary General Secretary Sanjay Mishra: Officials from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) visited the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi for a routine inspection of the Gymnastics Centre, the proposed venue for the upcoming BWF India Open 2026 and the BWF World Championships 2026.

The BWF delegation included Selvaamresh Supramaniam, Koh Wa Cheng, Venugopal A. Mahalingam, Jessy Sung, and John Adamson, while the Badminton Association of India was represented by Honorary General Secretary Sanjay Mishra, Girish Natu, Gautam Mahanta, and Manoj Kumar Singh.

The visit underscores India’s growing role as a key destination for elite badminton events, as it is set to organise the 30th edition of the mega event, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) informed in a release on Wednesday.

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