BWF Athletes’ Commission 2025 – 2029 Announced

The BWF is pleased to announce the members of the BWF Athletes’ Commission 2025 – 2029 (see the announcement).

The announcement follows the close of nominations on Friday 26 September. Five nominations were received for the six positions available. All five nominees were therefore automatically elected to the Athletes’ Commission 2025 – 2029.

See the profiles of the Commissions members.

Paris 2024 Olympic champions An Se Young and Jia Yi Fan, along with Debora Jille and Doha Hany, are new to the Athletes’ Commission, while Pusarla V, Sindhu returns for a third term.

Role of the Athletes’ Commission / Next Steps

The role of the Athletes’ Commission is to represent the views and opinions of badminton athletes on rules and regulations, athlete experience at tournaments and issues related to athletes on the international circuit.

Chair and Deputy Chair

The Commission will meet for the first time in the next few weeks and select a Chair and Deputy Chair.

The new Chair of the Athletes’ Commission will become a BWF Council member and be the voice of the athletes in discussions and decision making by the BWF Council. Athletes’ Commission Chair represents the views of the different groups of players, ensuring their voice is heard and various athlete perspectives taken into consideration.

One Co-opted Member

Under Clause 14.3 of the Guidelines for Council, the Commission has an opportunity to appoint one Co-opted member for the Athletes’ Commission to fill any gap in skill or in representation (gender, region, discipline, performance level). The Co-opted member must:

1. Be an Active Player, and
2. Fulfil the full term of the Commission (2025 – 2029)

The Athletes’ Commission makes a recommendation to the BWF President to approve the Co-opted member.

More Information

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed, contact Stuart Borrie, Project Director [email protected]