The Badminton World Championships to be hosted by Huelva in 2021 will be held at the end of the year, from November 29 to December 5, as confirmed this Friday by the Spanish Federation (FESBA).
“Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the FESBA make public the confirmation of the dates of celebration of the Huelva 2021 Badminton World Championships. They will take place at the end of the following season 2021, from Monday, November 29 to Sunday, December 5 “, the agency said in a statement.
The world event is usually held during the summer, but the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021, has caused the event that will host the hometown of the Spanish Carolina Marín look for other more suitable dates.
“The measure will allow the Badminton World Championships in Huelva to shine with their own light in what will be a 2021 sports calendar of extreme competitiveness”, remarked in this sense the Spanish federation.
She recalled that she had already started discussions with the BWF in order to organize these championshipss “in the final part of 2021, the most suitable dates for a comprehensive development and enjoyment for players and fans.”
“This decision was taken in February, and was made public today,” the FESBA clarified, noting that the official postponement of the Games “was a boost to the confirmation of the dates already set.” “The new calendar will allow players to have a clear focus for 2021 in which they will have a double objective: the Olympic Games and the World Championships,” he said.
The president of BWF, Poul-Erik Hoeyer, appreciated this change of dates in a satisfactory way and hopes that the Huelva event will be “a success”. “The measure allows both the Olympic badminton competition and the World Cup event to take place with equal opportunities for everyone,” he said.
For his part, the president of FESBA, David Cabello recalled that they are “working so that the World Championships in Huelva are a special moment for badminton in Spain and in the world.” “We are satisfied that the new approach with which we have worked since the beginning of these championships at the end of the year will allow us to offer the best services and obtain a greater return,” he stressed.
