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Flashback: What happened when India last hosted BWF World Championships

New Delhi is set to welcome the prestigious 2026 Badminton World Championships after a long hiatus of seventeen years. The last event in 2009 in Hyderabad witnessed China's commanding presence, highlighted by Lin Dan's monumental victory. With the stakes higher than ever, India prepares to write a new chapter in this thrilling sport, reflecting the dramatic shifts in international badminton. Seventeen years after Hyderabad hosted the BWF World Championships, badminton's biggest tournament is returning to India with the 2026 edition set to begin at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The return offers an opportunity to look back

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