Badminton can look forward to its most high-profile Olympic Games yet, thanks to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to award the 2008 Games to Beijing.

Some good news for players and fans of the Grand Prix circuit - the Thailand Open is back on. Originally scheduled to take place from 11-15 July, the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) was unable to secure the necessary funds to stage the tournament, and IBF Member Associations were advised of its cancellation in mid-May.

Badminton will feature for the first time at the All Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria in 2003, IBF is pleased to announce.

After the success of this edition of the Asia Cup 2001, the organisers and promoters of the event have decided to make it a yearly event, instead of every other year. The past two editions had been held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1997 and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to sponsor 'The World’s No1 Badminton Tournament' – the All England Open Badminton Championships.

The Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) has confirmed that the 3rd Asia Cup, to be held in Singapore from 2-6 May, will be the most lucrative event on the world badminton calendar.

Mia Audina, the badmintonplayer who won at her 16th silver at the Olympics in Atlanta did sign this week a four years contract with the Dutch Sportmarketing company Rutac b.v.

13/02/2001 : Chinese players underlined their dominance of the sport of badminton by taking the 'lion's share' of available prize money on the IBF World Grand Prix (WGP) Circuit last year.

Olympic Solidarity, the development arm of the IOC, are to contribute around US$10,000 to the staging of this year’s World Academy, where many of the world’s most promising young badminton players and coaches will meet.

Nominations for the IBF Presidential, Vice-Presidential and Council elections closed at midnight on Friday, 2 February, and IBF have released the list of candidates for the vacant positions.

Badminton's World Grand Prix Finals Dates Announced

Commercial Rights Deal for Dutch Badminton

Badminton Claims Best-Ever Olympic TV Viewing Figures