Badminton World Championship,2026

• The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that New Delhi will host the 2026 Badminton World Championships in August 2026.
• On September 1, the announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Championships held in Paris.
• The event will return to India after 17 years, with its last edition being held in Hyderabad in 2009.
• After the 2018 edition in Nanjing, China, the championships will return to Asia after four years.
• Over the years, Indian shuttlers have been consistently winning medals at the World Championships.
• PV Sindhu has emerged as India's most successful player with five medals including one gold, two silver and two bronze.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty recently won medals in the men's doubles events.