Para-Badminton one step closer to Tokyo 2020

Para-Badminton is one of the two sports allowed to be an official candidate sport at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The International Paralympic Committee notified the Badminton World Federation (BWF) of the good news last week.

“BWF is happy to have received this news from the IPC. It’s an important step for our sport and for those who compete in para-badminton and dream of having the opportunity to perform at the highest level as an athlete,” said Poul Erik Hoyer, the BWF President, though a press release on Monday.

“Para-badminton is a wonderful sporting spectacle and BWF believes it would add great value to the Paralympic Games. We will put forward the best case possible to the IPC Governing Board for inclusion. London 2012 marked 20 years since badminton’s admission into the Olympic Games in Barcelona and it is time we make another step of similar significance within the Paralympic Movement.”

Following an evaluation process, including the submission of completed applications and related documentation, the IPC Governing Board will determine the composition of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme. Its decision will be announced in October this year.