Announcement
Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission Elections 2025 – QR Code / Nominations
The elections for the Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission (2025-2029) will be held later this year (14-16 November 2025). Nomination of candidates has started.
The BWF has published information about the elections in eight languages – English, Chinese, Indonesian, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Thai.
Use your mobile phone and scan the QR code to access the essential information about the election process, or click on the link here. Please pass the QR code onto your Para badminton athletes.
Call for Nominations
The BWF has called for nomination of candidates for the elections. The deadline for nominations is Friday 29 August 2025.
BWF Members, Para-Sports organisations recognised by BWF and Para badminton athletes can nominate candidates for the elections. The Nomination Form is attached. Send completed Forms to Rachel Wee – [email protected].
Key Points on the Commission Elections 2025
About the Commission
- 6 positions
- 4-year term – Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission (2025 – 2029).
- The new Commission elects the Chair and Deputy Chair.
- The Chair (after the vetting process) becomes a BWF Council member (2025 – 2029).
Who can be Candidates for Elections?
- 18 years of age or older on 14 November 2025.
- In ‘good standing’ with their Association / Not serving a period of ineligibility.
- Active Players – on the Para Badminton World Ranking of 11 July 2025.
- Inactive Players – those that have retired from Para badminton by not competing in any BWF sanctioned tournaments in the last two years from 11 July 2025 and/or whose Member Association has submitted the Player Retirement Form to the BWF.
To be eligible for nomination for election, the Inactive Player must have:
- Competed in badminton in one or more Paralympic Games (Tokyo / Paris) or
- Competed in one pr more BWF Para Badminton World Championships (2017 – 2024).
Key Dates – Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission (2025 – 2029)
| Friday 29 August | Deadline for Nominations – send completed Forms to Rachel Wee – [email protected] |
| Friday 5 September | Announcement of the Candidates – BWF website
Election campaigns start Register to Vote starts |
| Sunday 9 November | Deadline to register to vote – midnight Kuala Lumpur time |
| 14 – 16 November | Polls Open – 12:00 noon Kuala Lumpur time Friday 14 November
Polls Close – 12:00 noon Kuala Lumpur time on Sunday 16 November |
More Information / Contact Person
Please contact Stuart Borrie, Project Director on [email protected] if you have any questions.
