Badminton Australia is beyond disappointed to learn that badminton won’t be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Although we always knew that difficult decisions needed to be made given the heavily reduced program, we always hoped that one of the most popular, inclusive and accessible participation sports in the world, would be included in Glasgow 2026.

CEO Tjitte Weistra: “This is a bitter pill to swallow for our athletes who had already shifted their focus towards 2026 after Paris and we will now instead need to find a way to continue to support our athletes while we regroup and start our campaign towards LA 2028. We wish those sports and athletes that will be in Glasgow 2026 the very best and we look forward to coming back stronger as a sport at future Commonwealth Games.”