{"id":1584,"date":"2025-08-09T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/?page_id=1584"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:07:56","slug":"para-badminton-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Para Badminton History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1584\" class=\"elementor elementor-1584\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-979f755 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"15416\" data-id=\"979f755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bb53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53bb53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">All information about Para Badminton History can NOT be used on Wikipedia!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b870e84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"97272\" data-id=\"b870e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddb8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ddb8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Para Badminton<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-178bc57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"62224\" data-id=\"178bc57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438feff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"438feff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Para badminton is a variant of badminton for people with physical disabilities. Based on the impairment, a classification into competition classes will be made, for example for people with wheelchairs or with prostheses. The game is based on the usual badminton rules. Depending on the class of play, the size of the court is changed. The net height was increased to 1.55 m for all sports classes at the end of 2011, which now corresponds to the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';\">regular<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">badminton height. Previously, the height for the wheelchair and short-statured classes was 1.40 m.<\/span><\/p><p>Para badminton has been integrated into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2011 and will be part of the Paralympic Games for the first time in Tokyo in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8aae640 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"46837\" data-id=\"8aae640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57abcc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57abcc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4e67ff2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"41070\" data-id=\"4e67ff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b1393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19b1393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From IBAD via PBWF into BWF<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9e75a84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13016\" data-id=\"9e75a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6860601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6860601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IBAD - International Badminton Association for Disabled<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-eef97e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"16483\" data-id=\"eef97e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0c620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d0c620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foundation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2541933 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"19738\" data-id=\"2541933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30eb6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30eb6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-277 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/ibad_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"284\" \/>The International Badminton Association for Disabled (IBAD) was founded on 17 June 1995 in Stoke Mandeville \/ England as the organising body for disabled badminton at international level.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founding countries were: Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of IBAD was to promote, develop and organise disabled badminton.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the General Assembly on 10 June 2000, the IBAD statutes and regulations were completely revised under the leadership of Switzerland. The aim was to align the rules and regulations as closely as possible with those of the International Badminton Federation (IBF; since 2006 Badminton World Federation BWF).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 9 October 2008, the first key meeting for a deeper cooperation between IBAD and BWF took place. Torsten Berg (BWF Vice President) and Paul Kurzo (Interim President IBAD) met for the first time in Lausanne to discuss ideas and future perspectives.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2009, three workshops were held under the slogan &#171;One Sport &#8211; One Team&#187; with the aim of integrating IBAD into BWF. Important topics were:<\/p><ul><li>Integration model<\/li><li>Structure within BWF<\/li><li>Integration of the rules and regulations<\/li><li>Classification system<\/li><li>Technical officials<\/li><li>Financial aspects<\/li><li>Human resources<\/li><li>Achieving observer status in the IPC<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following persons attended at least one of the three workshops:<\/p><ul><li>From IBAD: Antony Forster, G\u00fcnter Kl\u00fctzke, Paul Kurzo, Jim McKay<\/li><li>From BWF: Torsten Berg, Lawrence Chew, G\u00fcnther Huber, Lisa Zender<\/li><li>From BEC: \u00a0Hans Lenkert<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the IBAD World Championships in Seoul \/ South Korea, the Annual General Assembly of IBAD took place on 9 September 2009. Guests from BWF were Paisan Rangsikitpho \/ BWF Deputy President and Torsten Berg \/ BWF Vice President.<\/p><p><strong>The members of IBAD agreed in principle to the integration into BWF<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At the same time, <strong>the change of name from IBAD to PBWF Parabadminton World Federation was decided.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7794714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"44579\" data-id=\"7794714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bdc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5bdc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PBWF \u2013 Parabadminton World Federation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc4559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edc4559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integration and dissolution of PBWF<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-568f81a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"44749\" data-id=\"568f81a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f2c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f2c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-278 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo-350x468.jpg 350w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo-480x641.jpg 480w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/pbwf_logo.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>On 27 November 2009, the BWF Board agreed to the following:<\/p><ul><li>that the BWF Statutes amendments be adapted to allow PBWF to be <br \/>integrated into BWF.<\/li><li>a BWF Parabadminton Commission will be installed in BWF<\/li><li>the President of PBWF becomes an invited member of the BWF Executive Board<\/li><li>delegated to the Chair of the BWF IOC\/IR Committee, COO and Secretary General to finalise a Memorandum of Understanding.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by BWF President Dr Kang and PBWF President Paul Kurzo on 14 May 2010. At the same time, an official BWF Parabadminton Working Group was established with four BWF and five PBWF representatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b41e161 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"2238\" data-id=\"b41e161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a5ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0a5ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/2010-BWF-PBWF-MOU-signature-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-275\" alt=\"\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8eb6f13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"51010\" data-id=\"8eb6f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e9fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e9fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Berg \/ BWF<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d560e75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"48821\" data-id=\"d560e75\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce890f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Kang Young-Joong \/ BWF Pr\u00e4sident<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f6573f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"47759\" data-id=\"f6573f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755297e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"755297e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PBWF President was allowed to attend BWF Board meetings from May 2010 onwards as Chair of the Parabadminton Commission.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the BWF General Assembly, 28 May 2011, in Qingdao \/ China, the amendments to the Statutes were accepted by the member countries and nothing more stood in the way of the integration of PBWF into BWF.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few days later, on 3 June 2011, the following points were voted on at the PBWF General Assembly in Dortmund \/ Germany:<\/p><ul><li>Silvia Albrecht \/ Switzerland and Jim Mackay \/ Wales present a newly revised classification system, which provides for only six instead of twelve classes<\/li><li><strong>Integration of PBWF into BWF and dissolution of PBWF<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the above points are important to become a Paralympic sport by IPC and were all accepted by the member countries.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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{border: thin solid black;\n                    text-align:left;}\n  th            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n  td            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n\n  #t-zeile      {background-color: #BFBFBF;}\n\n  #tabelle       {background-color: #8a9da8;}\n  #spaltengruppe {background-color: #df6c20;}\n  #spalte        {background-color: #5c82d9;}\n  #zeilengruppe  {background-color: #8db243;\n                    color: #ffffff;}\n  #zeile         {background-color: #e7c157;}\n  #zelle         {background-color: #c32e04;}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>The IBAD Executive Committee Positions<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1995 \u2013 1997<\/td>\n      <td>3 Committee positions <br>Chairman, Technical \/ Medical Officer and Treasurer<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1998<\/td>\n      <td>7 Committee positions <br>Chairman, 1st Vice Chairman, 2nd Vice Chairman, Technical\/Medical Officer, 1st Secretary, 2nd Secretary and Treasurer<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1999 \u2013 2002<\/td>\n      <td>7 Committee positions <br>Chairman, 1st Vice Chairman, 2nd Vice Chairman, Technical Officer, Medical Officer, Secretary and Treasurer<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2003 \u2013 2009<\/td>\n      <td>7 Committee positions <br>President, Vice President, Technical Officer, Medical Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Asian Representative<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>7 Committee positions <br>President, Vice President, Technical Officer, Medical Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Chair of all Confederations<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Elections and Terms<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1995 \u2013 1998<\/td>\n      <td>every year all Committee were to be elected<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1998 \u2013 2003<\/td>\n      <td>Committee members were elected for two years (half a year, the other half for two years - then all for two years - so that not all knowledge simultaneously disappears from the Committee)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2003 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>the Committee members were elected for four years (same procedure as 1998 - half\/half with 2 and 4 years)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>President\/Chairman<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1995 \u2013 2008<\/td>\n      <td>Jim Frere \/ England \u2013 resigned<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2008 \u2013 2009<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland \u2013 temporary as acting President until next General Assembly<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>1st Vice President<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1998 \u2013 2007<\/td>\n      <td>Moshe Bar-Hen \/ Israel<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2007 \u2013 2009<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Lyndon Williams \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>2nd Vice President<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1998 \u2013 1999<\/td>\n      <td>U. Larkoff \/ Russia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1999 \u2013 2000<\/td>\n      <td>Igor Kil \/ Russia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Development Officer<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Lyndon Williams \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Technical\/Medical officer<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1995 \u2013 1998<\/td>\n      <td>Jim MacKay \/ Wales - then spited in two positions<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Technical Officer<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1999 \u2013 2003<\/td>\n      <td>Ton Velberg \/ Netherland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2003 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>G\u00fcnter Kl\u00fctzke \/ Germany<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Medical Officer --> Head of Classification<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1999 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Jim MacKay \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>1st Secretary<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1998 \u2013 2003<\/td>\n      <td>Jan Kraaij \/ Netherland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2003 \u2013 2008<\/td>\n      <td>Ton Velberg \/ Netherland - resigned<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2008 \u2013 2009<\/td>\n      <td>Jim MacKay \/ Wales \u2013 temporary as acting 1st Secretary until next General Assembly<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Kay Coady \/ Australia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>2nd Secretary<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1998 \u2013 1999<\/td>\n      <td>Georg Vogel \/ Germany<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Treasurer<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>1995 \u2013 2003<\/td>\n      <td>Bert van der Lobbe \/ Netherland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2003 \u2013 2005  <\/td>\n      <td>Jan Kraaij \/ Netherland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2005 \u2013 2007<\/td>\n      <td>Ben Massing \/ Netherland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2007 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Antony Forster \/ England<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Asian Representative<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2003 \u2013 2008<\/td>\n      <td>Asam Ariffin \/ Malaysia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Myong Won Seo \/ South Korea<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>European Representative<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2007 \u2013 2008<\/td>\n      <td>Jim Mackay \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2009 \u2013 2010<\/td>\n      <td>Clyd Davis \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2010 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Derek Bachelor \/ England<\/td>\n    <\/tr>   \n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>Chair of all Confederation Representatives<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Myong Won Seo \/ South Korea<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n   <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-dae0c15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"80806\" data-id=\"dae0c15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b713a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b713a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da303e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da303e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-276 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/bwf_logo-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/bwf_logo-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/bwf_logo-230x189.jpg 230w, https:\/\/kurzo.ch\/para-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/bwf_logo.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the votes of 28 May 2011 (BWF) and 3 June 2011 (PBWF), 16 years of independence for Parabadminton came to an end. From now on, Parabadminton is under the umbrella of the BWF and the federation was dissolved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the BWF General Assembly on 28 May 2011 in Qingdao \/ China, among other things, the amendments to the Statutes for the integration of Parabadminton, the new position of &#171;Vice-President Paralympic Relations&#187; were adopted and the BWF Executive Board was authorised to appoint an interim Vice-President &#171;Paralympic Relations&#187;. From 2013 onwards, the Vice-President will be elected by the BWF General Assembly for a four-year term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At their next meeting, the BWF Board appointed the former IBAD President as the new BWF Board member in this position, which has since been renamed &#171;Vice President Para Badminton&#187;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2012 and 2015, the entire Parabadminton regulations are integrated into the BWF manuals or amended there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the years, Parabadminton was renamed Para-Badminton and finally Para Badminton.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Para Badminton will take part in the Paralympics for the first time (however, due to the Corona pandemic, the Games have been postponed by one year).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ea20d30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"52458\" data-id=\"ea20d30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e71e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e71e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Various positions in BWF for Para Badminton<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c115628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"94486\" data-id=\"c115628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e11b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"80e11b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\n  table, th, td {border: thin solid black;\n                    text-align:left;}\n  th            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n  td            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n\n  #t-zeile      {background-color: #BFBFBF;}\n  #t-zeile2     {background-color: #D9D9D9;}\n  #n-zelle      {background-color: #F2F2F2;}\n\n  #tabelle       {background-color: #8a9da8;}\n  #spaltengruppe {background-color: #df6c20;}\n  #spalte        {background-color: #5c82d9;}\n  #zeilengruppe  {background-color: #8db243;\n                    color: #ffffff;}\n  #zeile         {background-color: #e7c157;}\n  #zelle         {background-color: #c32e04;}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>BWF Council Members<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>BWF Vice President Para Badminton<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2013<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland \u2013 appointed by BWF Council  <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2013 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland \u2013 elected by the BWF Member Associations<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Richard Perrot \/ France \u2013 elected by the BWF Member Associations<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>BWF Para Badminton Athletes Commission Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2020 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Richard Perrot \/ France \u2013 elected from the Para Badminton Athletes Commission<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 - today<\/td>\n      <td>Daniel Chan \/ Hong Kong \u2013 elected from the Para Badminton Athletes Commission<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>BWF Para Badminton Committee (members can only be BWF Council Members)<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td id=n-zelle colspan=\"2\">Established on 27 May 2011 by BWF Council.<br>\nCommittees deal with policy and strategy related to their Council approved Terms of Reference. Committees make recommendations to Council within their respective areas.<br>\nOnly members of Council can be committee members, whereas commissions can have external expertise as members.<br>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><LI>Promote Para badminton and provide advice on the integration of Para badminton into all levels of the organisation.<\/LI><\/BLOCKQUOTE><p style=\"color:red;\">The BWF Para Badminton Committee was dissolved by the BWF Council on 28 April 2025.<\/p>\n    <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Deputy Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2012<\/td>\n      <td>Torsten Berg \/ Denmark<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2021<\/td>\n      <td>Wayne Somers \/ Canada<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 - 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Pilar Carrillo \/ Peru<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Committee Members<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2011<\/td>\n      <td>Lawrence Chew \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Geraldine Brown \/ Australia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2015<\/td>\n      <td>Ranjit de Silva \/ Sri Lanka<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Nora Perry \/ England<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2017 \u2013 2021<\/td>\n      <td>KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul \/ Thailand<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2020 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Richard Perrot \/ France<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Himanta Biswa Sarma \/ India<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Jos\u00e9 Gabriel del Busto Fern\u00e1ndez \/ Guatemala<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Sawsan Taqawi \/ Bahrain<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Sven Serr\u00e9 \/ Belgium<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>BWF Para Badminton Commission (members with Para Badminton background)<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td id=n-zelle colspan=\"2\">Established on 3 June 2011 by BWF Council.<br>\nThe Para badminton Commission provides expert technical advice to the Para badminton Committee.<br>\nThe Commission focuses on rules and regulations, medical and classification and procedures around Para badminton tournaments.<br>\nThe Commission members are appointed by the BWF Council. Commission members have expertise in key areas of Para badminton including:<br>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><LI>Technical \u2013 rules and regulations<\/LI>\n<LI>Medical and Classifications<\/LI>\n<LI>Anti-doping<\/LI>\n<LI>Events and Competitions<\/LI>\n<LI>Officiating<\/LI>\n<LI>Development<\/LI>\n<LI>Administration of Para badminton<\/LI><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nThe work of the Commission is guided by its Terms of Reference which is approved by Council.<br><br>\n<p style=\"color:red;\">BWF Para Badminton Commission structure was changed by the BWF Council on 28 April 2025.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Paul Kurzo \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Richard Perrot \/ France<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Deputy Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2011 \u2013 2012<\/td>\n      <td>Torsten Berg \/ Denmark<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2021<\/td>\n      <td>Wayne Somers \/ Canada<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 - 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Pilar Carrillo \/ Peru<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 - today<\/td>\n      <td>Wajid Ali Chaudhry \/ Pakistan<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Member (from BWF in the Commission)<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 - today<\/td>\n      <td>Pilar Carrillo \/ Peru<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Head of Classification<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2020<\/td>\n      <td>Dr. Silvia Albrecht \/ Switzerland<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Dr. Shamsul Azar Shah \/ Malaysia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Medical Officer<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2020<\/td>\n      <td>Dr. Shamsul Azar Shah \/ Malaysia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2021 \u2013 2024<\/td>\n      <td>Dr. Komwudh Konchalard (Bird) \/ Thailand<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2023 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Rebecca Bailey \/ England <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2023 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Dr. Syamsul Rizal \/ Malaysia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Technical Officer (2 person)<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2021<\/td>\n      <td>Torsten Berg \/ Denmark<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>G\u00fcnter Kl\u00fctzke \/ Germany<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Carmen Martinez \/ Spain<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Development Officer<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Lyndon Williams \/ Wales<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Marianne Loh \/ New Zealand<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Athletes Commission Chair (before it was called athletes' representative)<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2013<\/td>\n      <td>Eyal Bechar \/ Israel<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Richard Perot \/ France<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Daniel Chan \/ Hong Kong<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile2 colspan=\"2\"><H5>Athletes Commission Deputy Chair<\/H5><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2013 \u2013 2017<\/td>\n      <td>Yau Tiam Ann \/ Malaysia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2017 \u2013 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Raul Anguiano \/ Guatemala<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2025 \u2013 today<\/td>\n      <td>Cathrine Rosengren \/ Denmark<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th id=t-zeile colspan=\"2\"><H4>BWF Para Badminton Athletes Commission<\/H4><\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td id=n-zelle colspan=\"2\">The role of the Para badminton Athletes\u2019 Commission is to:<br>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><LI>liaise with players, organise players meetings at tournaments and canvas their views and opinions on rules and regulations, development and direction of Para badminton.<\/LI>\n<LI>represent the views of Para badminton athletes at Para badminton Commission meetings through its representatives;<\/LI>\n<LI>report back to the players on outcomes of meetings and representations made at the Para badminton Commission meetings<\/LI><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nThe Chair and Deputy Chair of the BWF Para badminton Athletes\u2019 Commission sit on the BWF Para badminton Commission. The BWF Para badminton Commission provides expert advice to the BWF on the training, development and competition needs of those participating and competing in Para badminton.\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d4932cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"21241\" data-id=\"d4932cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b211913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b211913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the introduction of the Athlete Commission, there was for a short time an Athlete Representative in the Para Badminton Commission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e94c2eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"62422\" data-id=\"e94c2eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fc90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"31fc90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\n  table, th, td {border: thin solid black;\n                    text-align:left;}\n  th            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n  td            {padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;}\n\n  #t-zeile      {background-color: #BFBFBF;}\n  #t-zeile2     {background-color: #D9D9D9;}\n  #n-zelle      {background-color: #F2F2F2;}\n\n  #tabelle       {background-color: #8a9da8;}\n  #spaltengruppe {background-color: #df6c20;}\n  #spalte        {background-color: #5c82d9;}\n  #zeilengruppe  {background-color: #8db243;\n                    color: #ffffff;}\n  #zeile         {background-color: #e7c157;}\n  #zelle         {background-color: #c32e04;}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table rules=\"all\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td width=120>2012 \u2013 2013<\/td>\n      <td>Eyal Bechar \/ Israel<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9fce676 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"1099\" data-id=\"9fce676\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c32b500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"24325\" data-id=\"c32b500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae62e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae62e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Athletes Commission was elected during WC 2013 in Dortmund \/ Germany<br \/>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Athletes Commission was elected during WC 2017 in Ulsan \/ South Korea<br \/>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Athletes <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Commission were conducted electronically. \u201cRegistered voters&#187; 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