BWF - Fresh Faces for 2013-2016

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Mason Takes Reins of BWF Athletes’ Commission

Thursday, March 21, 2013 - Text by Gayle Alleyne | Badmintonphoto
http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=71955

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Emma Mason is the new Chair of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission.


The now-retired Scottish international was recently selected by fellow Commission members to lead the players’ organisation and she is therefore the first member of what will be the new BWF Council...

...The 26-year-old, who was previously Vice Chair of the Commission, will now have newly-elected Commission member, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark (right), as her deputy.

...In her new duties as Chair, Mason will be a full voting member of the BWF Council and has the responsibility to advise Council on matters relevant to athletes. In a recent interview on her contribution and commitment to the Athletes’ Commission, she gave an insight into the organisation’s role.

“We help players, who are our friends and colleagues, ensuring that the athletes’ voices are heard. We hope to aid players by providing a pathway for them to communicate their issues and aim to improve the sport for them where possible,” she explained.

Mason, who is halfway through her four-year term on the Commission, will serve two years as Chair until her term ends in 2015.

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Tan, Polii and Vittinghus Elected by Peers
Sunday, March 10, 2013


http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=71526

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Yuhan Tan (Belgium), Greysia Polii (Indonesia) and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Denmark) are the new members of the BWF Athletes’ Commission.

The three were elected to serve four-year terms following four days of voting by their fellow players; two at the Yonex German Open and two at the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.

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Malaysia’s Nadzmi pulls out of race for BWF hotseat

By RAJES PAUL

http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.a...439&sec=sports

Monday March 25, 2013

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KUALA LUMPUR: In the spirit of Asian solidarity, Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh (pic) has withdrawn from standing for the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s president post.

The 59-year-old Nadzmi, who is the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president, made this announcement yesterday after receiving a surprise visit from his challenger Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia at his residence.

The decision also comes a day after Nadzmi accepted his appointment as the Badminton Asian Confederation (BAC) acting president.

...“It was a surprise to receive a visit from Justian. He came to congratulate me for my appointment as the BAC’s acting president,” said Nadzmi.

“He also wanted to know my stand about the BWF’s election as he wanted to start his campaigning.

“I had been contemplating about this matter (about the BWF’s election) and after Justian’s visit, I decided to withdraw. It is the best decision.

Nadzmi’s decision was also supported by the fact that running the BAC would be a challenging task.

“The situations is not in order in the BAC and it will require me to do a lot of work. We have to look into the welfare, unity and solidarity among Asian countries. For now, it is best that I focus on this responsibility,” he said.

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New BWF Council Elected For 2013-2017 Saturday, May 18, 2013 - Text by Gayle Alleyne | Edwin Leung

http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=73919

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The full BWF Council is as follows:President – Poul-Erik Hoyer (Denmark) *Deputy President – Gustavo Salazar Delgado (Peru)
* Please note the new BWF President’s name is officially Poul-Erik Hoyer (right; BWF home page being congratulated by his predecessor, Dr. Kang Young Joong).

Continental Confederation Vice Presidents
Africa – Dagmawit Berhane
Asia – Liu Fengyan
Europe – Gregory Verpoorten
Oceania – Geraldine Brown
Pan America – Vishnu Tolan

Paul Kurzo – Vice President Para-Badminton
Emma Mason – Chair of BWF Athletes’ Commission

The 17 persons below were elected by the BWF membership today. They are listed by name, country and number of votes polled (highest total first).

Akhilesh Das Gupta – India – 259

Etienne Thobois – France –

255Sergey Shakhray – Russia – 254
Li Ling Wei - China – 253
Mehdi Karbasian – Iran – 244
Lim Teong Kiat – Malaysia – 233
David Cabello – Spain – 171
Peter Tarcala – Slovakia – 168
Raj Gaya – Mauritius – 168
Jassem Kanso – Lebanon – 166
Nigel Skelt – New Zealand – 164
Nora Perry – England – 164
Ranjit De Silva – Sri Lanka – 164
Chipo Zumburani – Zimbabwe – 162
Lawrence Chew – Switzerland – 162
Wayne Somers – Canada – 157
Ng Yoke Weng – Singapore – 156