Call for Nominations – Athletes’ Commission Elections 2025

The term for the BWF Athletes Commission (2021-2025) will finish at the end of the year.

The BWF is calling for nominations for the Athletes’ Commission (2025-2029) elections 2025 which take place 28-30 November 2025.

Please find enclosed the following:

1. A letter from Greysia Polii – Athletes’ Commission Chair
2. Nomination Form – to nominate candidates
3. Essential Information – Elections 2025

Key Points – Athletes’ Commission Elections 2025

The BWF has published information about the elections in 8 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.

Please pass the QR code onto your athletes.

About the Commission

• 6 positions
• 4-year term – 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 28 November 2025.
• In ‘good standing’ with their Association / Not serving a period of ineligibility.
• Active Players – on the top 200 of the BWF World Ranking as of 25 July 2025.
• Inactive Players – those that have retired from Badminton by not competing in any BWF sanctioned tournaments in the last two years from 25 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 Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020 / Paris 2024) OR
• Competed in one or more BWF World Championships in these years 2017-2024.

Who can Vote?

• 18 years of age or older on 28 November 2025.
• In ‘good standing’ with your Member Association / Not serving a period of ineligibility.
• Be an “active player” as described above.
• Have registered to vote by the deadline – midnight KL time – Sunday 23 November.

The elections will be conducted electronically. Registered voters have 48 hours to vote:

• Polls Open – 12:00 noon Kuala Lumpur time Friday 28 November
• Polls Close – 12:00 noon Kuala Lumpur time on Sunday 30 November

Key Dates – Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission (2025 – 2029)

More Information / Contact Person

More information can be found from the QR code above, or from the BWF website – Athletes Commission Elections.

Please contact Stuart Borrie, Project Director on [email protected] if you have any questions