Announcement
Raise a Racket for World Badminton Day
Join us and ‘Raise a Racket’ to celebrate World Badminton Day by organising exciting badminton events!
The BWF encourages all Continental Confederations, Member Associations, schools, badminton clubs, universities, Para sports clubs, Special Olympics programmes, badminton fans, NGOs and cities to host their own World Badminton Day activities in any way they can.
About World Badminton Day
The BWF celebrated the very first World Badminton Day on 5 July 2022.
It was over 90 years ago, on 5 July 1934, that the International Badminton Federation (now BWF) was founded.
In recognition of this significant date, and to make this a day of celebration for badminton globally, World Badminton Day is held annually on 5 July.
The day provides a unique opportunity to celebrate and promote all that we love about our game, and to get as many people as possible to pick up a racket for at least a day.
Why you should get involved
World Badminton Day brings people and communities together to experience fun and inclusive badminton, through a variety of active, engaging, and innovative badminton events.
This year we’re again getting everyone to ‘Raise A Racket’ for World Badminton Day while encouraging friends, family and community to get involved!
World Badminton Day ‘Raise a Racket’ Competition
As part of these World Badminton Day celebrations, we’re offering a badminton fan a chance to win a trip for two to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in December 2025, Hangzhou, China.
The goal is to raise awareness about and inspire people worldwide to participate in World Badminton, while living active and healthy lifestyles. The contest has four key themes:
- Raise a racket for the sport we love
- Raise a racket for your badminton family
- Raise a racket for the way badminton makes us feel
- Raise a racket for World Badminton Day
How to enter
Step 1. Take a photo of you raising a racket or playing badminton.
Step 2. Include #RaiseARacket #WorldBadmintonDay. Follow and tag @bwf.official
Step 3. Upload to Instagram.
Watch #WorldBadmintonDay2025 Film
Our objective is to get as many people as possible around the world to raise a racket, demonstrating that badminton is a global, inclusive, and accessible ‘sport for all’, played anywhere, anytime.
Entries close 11:59pm on 10 July 2025. Winner announced 24 July 2025. T&Cs apply.
World Badminton Day Assets
More Information / Contact Person
For more information on World Badminton Day please email Rodrigo Pacheco, BWF Marketing Manager, at: [email protected].
