ABF Wins Award

The Azerbaijan Badminton Federation (ABF) has been awarded the BWF Inclusive 2025 Award at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Annual General Meeting. Sport24.az reports that ABF has joined the BWF Council.

This was a historic event for the federation. At the BWF's 86th Annual General Meeting in Xiamen, China, ABF President Taleh Ziyadov was elected as a member of the international body's Council from Europe for a term of 4 years.

At the BWF Annual General Meeting, representing 143 countries, 744 million badminton fans and 400 million badminton players, Thailand's Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul was elected president of the organization for a term of 4 years.

In his statement on the matter, Ziyadov said that Azerbaijan's role in the BWF Council will greatly contribute to the development of badminton in the country.

Azerbaijan has risen from 85th to 46th place in the BWF ranking. Our country has hosted international badminton events at a high level – the Congress of the European Badminton Confederation in 2023 and the European Mixed Team Championship in 2025.

ABF provides serious support for the development and promotion of world badminton.

Contributing to programs such as "Shuttle Time", ABF provided Botswana, Djibouti, Cameroon, Gambia and Madagascar with badminton equipment - rackets and shuttlecocks - to support the promotion of badminton.

ABF, which provides great support for the development of badminton in Africa, was awarded the BWF Inclusive 2025 Award at the BWF Annual General Meeting. Founded in 1962, the federation has become one of the most active members of the world badminton family through international tournaments, development programs and strategic partnerships.