New Delhi will host the Badminton World Championships in August 2026. The announcement was made by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday, confirming the return of the competition to India after 17 years. Hyderabad hosted the World Championships in 2009.

The declaration came at the closing ceremony of the 2025 championships in Paris. "We assure that India will give nothing less than 100 per cent to uphold and carry forward the same standards of excellence and grandeur that Paris has showcased," said Sanjay Mishra, general secretary of the Badminton Association of India. "We look forward to welcoming the badminton family to Delhi," Mishra was quoted as saying in a BAI release.

The last time an Asian city hosted the championships was in 2018 when Nanjing, China, played the host. "For India, hosting the Championships again highlights its standing as both a powerhouse on court and a major destination on the global badminton map," the BAI release said.

A host of Indians have secured medals at the Badminton World Championships over the years, starting with Prakash Padukone's bronze in Copenhagen, followed by Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa in 2011. India's most successful campaigner in the event is P V Sindhu, who has won five medals, including a gold, two silver and two bronze. In the recent edition, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a bronze.

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India's ace singles player H S Prannoy, a native of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, bagged bronze in 2023.

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