The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Ilianzishwa mnamo 1934 kama Shirikisho la Badminton la Kimataifa (IBF) na mataifa tisa ya wanachama (Kanada, Denmark, England, Ufaransa, Ireland, Uholanzi, New Zealand, Scotland na Wales), BWF tangu wakati huo imepanuka hadi mataifa 176 ya wanachama ulimwenguni kote. Mnamo 24 Septemba 2006, katika Mkutano Mkuu wa Ajabu huko Madrid, iliamuliwa kupitisha jina jipya Shirikisho la Badminton Ulimwenguni (BWF). Makao makuu yake yalikuwa huko Cheltenham, Uingereza tangu kuanzishwa kwake, lakini mnamo 1 Oktoba 2005, yalihamishwa kwenda Kuala Lumpur. Rais wake wa sasa ni Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen. Swali: BWF inasimamia nini?
Badminton Shirikisho la Dunia