BWF World Championships Return To India After 17 Years; New Delhi Set For Badminton’s Biggest Stage | IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16: As the BWF World Championships are returning to Indian shores after a gap of 17 years, with the world’s best players looking forward to getting their hands on the coveted title, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is all decked up to witness world badminton’s biggest extravaganza. India is hosting the world championships for the first time since 2009 as 64 women and men each, along with 48 pairs in the three doubles, fight for top honours over the seven days in the national capital.The action begins on Monday, with the matches in the top half of men’s and women’s singles draws taking place on the opening day.India’s World Championships record
India marked their maiden in 1983 when Prakash Padukone bagged a bronze. Since 2011, India have won at least one medal at every single edition of the BWF World Championships, amassing 14 medals across 11 consecutive editions, a record in consistency matched only by China. Out of those 15 medals, one medal was won prior to 2009, when India hosted the World Championships for the first time.
In the 2026 edition, one of the most intriguing first-round singles match-ups could feature defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi of China against India’s rising star Ayush Shetty.Former champion PV Sindhu, who jointly holds the record for most Worlds medals (5) in women’s singles, is in pursuit of her record-breaking sixth world championships medal. When and whereWhen and Where BWF World Championships 2026 is taking place?The BWF World Championships 2026 will be running from August 17 to 23 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.How to watch liveHow to watch live BWF World Championships 2026 in IndiaThe BWF World Championships 2026 will be broadcast live on Sports18 and streamed via JioCinema in India.Worldwide streaming will be provided by BWF TV, the official YouTube channel of the Badminton World Federation, and Olympics.com.Also Watch:
India squadIndia squad-Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush ShettyWomen’s singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati HoodaMen’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR ArjunWomen’s doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran SinghiMixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (Canada)Full tournament scheduleBWF World Championships 2026: Full scheduleAugust 17: First round (all disciplines) 9:00August 18 – First/second round 9:00August 19: Second round 9:00August 20: Round of 16 round 10:30August 21: Quarter-finals 10:30August 22: Semi-finals 10:30August 23 – Finals 13:00(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ’s editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)