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Badminton Ireland

Formation	1899
Type	National Sport Association
Headquarters	Blanchardstown, Ireland
President	Catherine Smyth
Affiliations	BE, BWF
Website	badmintonireland.com

Badminton Ireland, formally the Badminton Union of Ireland, is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Ireland and Northern Ireland. As of January 2024, there are more than 15,000 registered players.

History

Founded as the Badminton Union of Ireland in 1899, it later became one of the founding members of International Badminton Federation in 1934. The union consists of four branches which come from Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Ulster, and Munster.

Tournaments

• Irish Open, one of the oldest badminton tournaments, first started in 1902.

Olympic Athletes

• Scott Evans - Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016
• Chloe Magee - Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016
• Sonja McGinn - Sydney 2000
• Nhat Nguyen - Tokyo 2020 (2021)

References

1. "Membership". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
2. "Badminton Ireland - Constitution". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
3. "Overview". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
4. "Featured Member: Badminton Ireland". Federation of Irish Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
5. "Badminton Ireland Branch Structure". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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v t e Sports governing bodies in Ireland (IRL)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Amateur and Professional) Canoeing Climbing Cycling Darts Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football ROI NI Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Practical Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
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Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Motorsport Mountaineering Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Other Sports	American Football Australian Football Gaelic games Ladies' Gaelic Football Camogie Greyhound racing Lawn bowls IBA IWBA Pitch and Putt Real Tennis Rugby League Rugby Union Skydiving University Sports
Olympic Federation of Ireland Paralympics Ireland Sport Ireland Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council

• National members of the Badminton World Federation
• Badminton in Ireland
• All-island sports governing bodies in Ireland
• 1899 establishments in Ireland