Why July 5?
Exactly 91 years ago, on July 5, 1934, the International Badminton Federation was founded. This day we now celebrate every year as a World Badminton Day.
How can you participate?
Organize your own activities in your club, school or municipality. The goal: to give as many people as possible a racket and show that Badminton is an accessible sport for everyone.
Win a trip to China!
Participate in the global ‘Raise a Racket’ competition with these four themes:
- Raise a racket for the sport we love
- Raise a racket for your badminton family
- Raise a racket for how badminton makes us feel
- Raise a racket voor World Badminton Day
This is how you participate – 3 steps:
- Take a photo while keeping your racket up
- Use #Raisearacket #worldbadmintonday and tag @bwf.official
- Upload on Instagram
Head prize: A trip for two to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in December 2025 in Hangzhou, China.
Entries until 10 July, winner known on July 24.
View #Worldbadmintonday2025 Video
Show how proud you are at our beautiful sport and promote help badminton worldwide!
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