Overview
- The Badminton World Federation confirmed the 2026 host during the Paris 2025 closing ceremony, formally handing rights to BAI’s Sanjay Mishra alongside BWF chief Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul and France’s Frank Laurent.
- The tournament will be the 30th edition and India’s first time hosting since Hyderabad staged the event in 2009.
- The Delhi staging also marks the championships’ return to Asia after recent editions outside the region.
- India’s unbroken World Championships medal streak since 2011 was extended in Paris 2025 by men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty with bronze.
- BAI’s Sanjay Mishra pledged to match the standards showcased in Paris, thanking the BWF for entrusting India with the event.