Welsh Badminton Union

Sport	Badminton
Jurisdiction	National
Abbreviation	WBU
Founded	1928  ( 1928 )
Affiliation	Badminton World Federation
Affiliation date	1934
Regional affiliation	European Badminton Union
Affiliation date	1968
Headquarters	Sport Wales National Centre
Location	Sophia Gardens , Cardiff
President	Dave Davies
Chairman	Kerry Ann Sheppard
CEO	Kelly Aston (Formerly Morgan)
Coach	Chris Rees
Official website
www .badminton .wales

Badminton Wales (formerly Welsh Badminton Union or WBU ) is the national governing body for badminton in Wales . Formed in 1928 as The Welsh Badminton Union, in 1934 it was one of the founder members of the Badminton World Federation . WBU became a member of the European Badminton Union in 1968 (now Badminton Europe ). Over 90 senior clubs are affiliated to Welsh Badminton Union, and its membership is nearly 4000. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Wales competes in the European Championships , World Championships , Commonwealth Games and the Thomas and Uber Cup World Team Championships. WBC organises national and international competitions, including the Welsh National Badminton Championships and the Welsh International Badminton Championships , and manages the Wales representative squads internationally, at all levels. ^{[2] [3]}

Welsh Badminton players Kelly Morgan and Richard Vaughan represented Great Britain at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics. Morgan also competed at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. ^{[4] [5]}

Welsh Badminton Union relocated to the Sport Wales National Centre , Sophia Gardens , Cardiff from Cardiff Bay in January 2010. ^{[6] [7]}

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External links [ edit ]

• Official website