A WOMAN'S WORTH

RECORD NUMBER 6 SEATS NOW HELD BY WOMEN ON BWF COUNCIL

Six women now hold positions on the Badminton World Federation Council.  The lineup includes two IOC members, two world champions, two vice presidents of badminton continental confederations and the Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission.  

The women Council members are Dagmawit Girmay Berhane (Ethiopia; Vice President of Africa Confederation); Geraldine Brown (Australia; Vice President of Oceania Confederation); Li Lingwei (China), Emma Mason (Scotland; Athletes’ Commission Chair), Nora Perry (England) and Chipo Zumburani (Zimbabwe). The two continental vice-presidents, in addition to Mason, automatically became BWF Council members prior to Saturday’s elections, by virtue of heading their respective organisations, while Li, Perry and Zumburani were elected by delegates attending the BWF Council’s 74th Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

(left to right): Nora Perry, Li Lingwei, Emma Mason, Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, Chipo Zumburani and Geraldine Brown

 

Newly-elected BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer has already appointed four of his women colleagues to either Committee Chair or Deputy Committee Chair positions on the BWF Council.

 

These are as follows:

Dagmawit Girmay Berhane – IOC/International Relations (IR) Deputy Chair

Geraldine Brown – Women in Badminton (WIB) Chair

Nora Perry – WIB Deputy Chair

Chipo Zumburani – Finance Deputy Chair

(* Emma Mason – BWF Athletes’ Commission Chair)

  

CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!!

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NEW COUNCIL ELECTED

BWF COUNCIL 2013-2017

The newly elected BWF Council from the 74th Annual General Meeting is as follows:

President – Poul-Erik Hoyer (Denmark) 

Deputy President – Gustavo Salazar Delgado (Peru)

*Continental Confederation Vice Presidents

Africa – Dagmawit Berhane

Asia – Liu Fengyan

Europe – Gregory Verpoorten

Oceania – Geraldine Brown

Pan America – Vishu Tolan

 

*Paul Kurzo – Vice President Para-Badminton

*Emma Mason – Chair of BWF Athletes’ Commission

 

Akhilesh Das Gupta – India  

Etienne Thobois – France

Sergey Shakhray – Russia

Li Ling Wei - China

Mehdi Karbasian – Iran

Lim Teong Kiat – Malaysia

David Cabello – Spain

Peter Tarcala – Slovakia

Raj Gaya – Mauritius

Jassem Kanso – Lebanon

Nigel Skelt – New Zealand

Nora Perry – England

Ranjit De Silva – Sri Lanka

Chipo Zumburani – Zimbabwe

Lawrence Chew – Switzerland

Wayne Somers – Canada

Ng Yoke Weng – Singapore

*Elected prior to the AGM

Unfortunately, our very own Mervyn Gordon was unsuccessful in his bid.  We, however, wish to extend congratulations to all the newly elected officials.

Our New BWF President

THE GREAT DANE DOES IT!!!!

 

Outgoing BWF President, Dr. Kang Young Joong congratulating newly elected President Poul-Erik Hoyer

On Saturday, members of the worldwide Badminton family elected a new President,  Poul-Erik Hoyer of Denmark.  Hoyer, who was the Men's Singles Gold medalist in 1996 defeated  Dr. Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia during the 74th Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Hoyer polled 145 votes, while Suhandinata received 120 with 1 sploilt vote.

Peruvian Gustavo Salazar Delgado, Hoyer's running mate, defeated the incumbent Deputy President, Paisan Rangsikitpho to become the new Deputy President for the period 2013-2017, when he amassed 148 votes to Rangsikitpho's 118.

The Barbados Badminton Association's Executive and members congratulate both gentlemen on their respective wins and look forward to moving the sport of badminton forward.

 

 

 

 

OUR SONG BIRD

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SAFE TRAVEL

Yesterday, Kevin Wood (President, BBA) and Mervyn Gordon (Secretary, BBA) left the island to attend the Badminton World Federation Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2013.  In addition to voting for a new President and Deputy President for the period 2013-2017 at the AGM, our secretary is also one of 30 nominees vying for a post on the BWF Council.  In total, 20 of the 26 Council positions will be selected at this meeting.  Good luck to all the candidates, and especially to Mervyn!!

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