Denmark defended their title with ease today on home soil at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Copenhagen.
Australia edged rivals New Zealand to win the Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships for the fifth consecutive year in Melbourne.
Defending champions Canada will face the United States in the final of the Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Lima.
Reigning champions and hosts Denmark will play Germany in the final of the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships after both sides advanced through their semi-finals today.
Top seeds Australia and New Zealand continued their perfect start to the Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Melbourne.
Cuba defeated hosts Peru to set up a semi-final clash against defending champions Canada at the Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Lima.
Last year’s runners up Russia saw off Ireland 4-1 today to end the group stage unbeaten at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Denmark.
Hosts Australia secured a clean sweep in all three of their fixtures on the opening day of the Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Melbourne.
Defending champions Denmark, who are also hosting the event, gained another win at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships today with a 4-1 victory over The Netherlands in Group One.
Hosts Peru won their opening tie against Colombia at the Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Lima.
A player review panel designed to improve the experience for badminton players and address concerns they raise has been established by the sport's worldwide governing body.
Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu of Australia secured her fifth straight Oceania Badminton Championships gold medal with victory over compatriot Yingzi Jiang in the women's singles final in Melbourne.
Hosts and defending champions Denmark began the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships with a 4-1 victory over France at Frederiksberg Hallerne.
Tahiti's Rémi Ross overcame defending champion Abhinav Manota in a repeat of last year's final to reach the men's singles gold medal match at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) President Poul-Erik Høyer has claimed their "Badminton For All" project has helped to empower nine developing countries in Africa.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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