Get ready to celebrate World Badminton Day on 5 July 2026!
Join us as we ‘Raise a Racket’, and celebrate the joy of badminton by sharing your exciting and inspiring events.
With two days to go, BWF invites Member Associations, Continental Confederations, schools, badminton clubs, universities, Para sport organisations, Special Olympics programmes, fans, NGOs and cities around the world to be part of this global celebration.
Host activities in your own unique way and help showcase the power of badminton to unite communities everywhere.
→ Find out how to get involved.
We are also offering badminton fans a chance to win a trip to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2026 in Hangzhou, China.
Our goal is to raise awareness and inspire people worldwide to enjoy the sport, while living active and healthy lifestyles. The contest has four key themes:
- Raise a Racket for the sport you love
- Raise a Racket for your badminton family
- Raise a Racket for how badminton makes you feel
- Raise a Racket for World Badminton Day
In short, ‘Raise a Racket’ to win a trip of a lifetime!
- Step 1: Take a photo of you playing badminton
- Step 2: Post it on Instagram and follow @bwf.official
- Step 3: Tag @bwf.official and use #RaiseARacket and #WorldBadmintonDay
Entries close at 11.59pm on 8 July 2026. Winners will be announced on 17 July 2026. T&Cs apply.
You could win a trip of a lifetime!
BWF President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul is also joining in the celebrations ahead of the big day.
Of the occasion, she said: “Right now, people everywhere are gathering to play, compete, coach and enjoy the game. From great cities to small communities, from young children to lifelong players, and for people of every ability, badminton brings us closer across cultures and generations. Badminton belongs to everyone. So, wherever you are, pick up a racket, enjoy a match and share it with someone new. Raise a racket for the sport we love.”
About World Badminton Day
The inaugural World Badminton Day was officially marked on 5 July 2022, commemorating the founding of the International Badminton Federation – now BWF – on 5 July 1934.
Celebrated annually, the day recognises this historic milestone while bringing people and communities together through fun, inclusive and innovative badminton activities around the world.
It offers a unique opportunity to showcase the sport’s many qualities and inspire everyone to ‘Raise a Racket’, encouraging friends, family and communities to get involved.
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