Badminton Federation of Tajikistan

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The Badminton Federation of Tajikistan (BFT) is the highest national administrative organization in the sport of badminton in Tajikistan.

Badminton racquet sport

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.

Tajikistan Landlocked republic in Central Asia

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) and an estimated population of 9,275,828 people. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. The traditional homelands of the Tajik people include present-day Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

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History

The Badminton Federation of Tajikistan was founded on 10 December 2010 [1] and subsequently became a member of the Badminton World Federation. The Federation is also a member of the continental umbrella organization Badminton Asia. [2] The association is based in Dushanbe. The association is registered with the Ministry of Justice of the country and is a member of the National Olympic Committee.

Badminton World Federation badminton association

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations, the BWF has since expanded to 176 member nations around the world. On 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, it was decided to adopt the new name Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Badminton Asia badminton association

The Badminton Asia is the governing body of badminton in Asia. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The confederation was established in 1959, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It aims to maintain Asia as the benchmark for world badminton in many years to come. It now has 43 member federations. It had decided in the Annual General Meeting on July 16, 2006 that the confederation name was changed from Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) to Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC).

Dushanbe Place in Tajikistan

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References

  1. ↑ "Badminton Federation of Tajikistan – Dushanbe, Tajikistan". Yellow.Place. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ↑ "BADMINTON FEDERATION OF TAJIKISTAN". BADMINTON FEDERATION OF TAJIKISTAN (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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