Badminton Wales (formerly Welsh Badminton Union or WBU) is the national governing body for badminton in Wales. Formed in 1928 as The Welsh Badminton Union, in 1934 it was one of the founder members of the Badminton World Federation. WBU became a member of the European Badminton Union in 1968 (now Badminton Europe).
The CEO of Badminton Wales is Kelly Aston (nee Morgan) MBE OLY who won 13 consecutive Women’s Singles titles at the Welsh National Badminton Championships between 1992 and 2004, as well as six Women’s Doubles and 4 Mixed Doubles titles. In 1998, she received a gold medal representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games, won silver at the 1998 European Badminton Championships, and bronze at the 2000 European Badminton Championships. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.
Our local contact as North Wales Regional Community Manager is Joshua Hart who can be contacted on joshua.hart@badminton.wales