“BWF Council is holding a gathering in the present day.
Badminton Denmark have ship under assertion to BWF. Different Nations and BWF MA’s have accomplished the identical.
Badminton World Federation
Unit No. 1, Degree 29
Naza Tower Platinum Park
No. 10, Persianran KLCC50088 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Brøndby, February twenty seventh. 2022
Assertion from Badminton Denmark
Pricey Mr. President and Mrs. Vice President
Pricey BWF Council
Final night time BEC on their terribly Council Assembly got here to following conclusion:
– BEC condemns the Russian aggression and assault on Ukraine, supported by Belarus, and recommends BWF to comply with the suggestions from IOC.
– BEC, on the similar time, urges BWF to droop and exclude Russia and Belarus till farther from the worldwide badminton neighborhood, together with gamers, coaches, managers and technical officers
Badminton Denmark already Friday in public condemned the Russian aggression and assault on Ukraine, an impartial and free Nation and BWF MA.
An assault inflicting a lot desperation, sorrow, concern and horror to the individuals of Ukraine – harmless persons are dying, household’s life and existence are destroyed in seconds, youngsters expertise violent conflict actions traumatizing them for all times.
The Danish Authorities have additionally Friday afternoon introduced, that they’re working for a world boycott, suspension and exclusion of Russia and Belarus from all worldwide sports activities occasions and tournaments.
Yesterday afternoon the Danish NOC have ship out a Press Launch the place they not solely help the initiative from the Danish Authorities but in addition recommends all Danish Sports activities Federation, together with Badminton Denmark, on an instantly foundation to cancel and droop all cooperation with Russia and Russian athletes.
This consists of Russian badminton gamers participation within the Danish Nationwide Workforce League, but in addition Russian gamers participation in BEC and BWF sanctioned worldwide tournaments on Danish soil.
Badminton Denmark will in fact comply with but in addition help the suggestions from the Danish Authorities and NOC.
This isn’t the time for officers speeches about how sports activities and politics have to be separated, about how sports activities can construct bridges and strengthen relations between Nations and folks. That is nor the time for BWF to sanction these MA’s, that follows nationwide suggestions and restrictions towards Russia and Belarus.
What is going on proper now in Ukraine is conflict, conflict towards an harmless, impartial and free Nation, conflict towards our way of life – this will’t on no account be tolerated and have to be condemned.
BWF Council should ship a transparent an unmistakable message to the worldwide Badminton Neighborhood, that Russia and Belarus in the meanwhile can’t be a part of our neighborhood so long as this crime is occurring.
Tore Vilhelmsen
Bo Jensen
President, Badminton Denmark
CEO, Badminton Denmark
Badminton Denmark
Home of Sports activities
Brøndby Stadion 20
DK-2605 Brøndby”
