World Badminton President Unopposed for Second Term

Poul-Erik Høyer is poised for a second successive term as president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), after gaining an unopposed nomination for the position.

The 51-year-old Dane, who has held the most senior role since the last BWF Council election in May 2013, was the only candidate who submitted an interest in the position.

Høyer, a former Olympic gold medallist, was first elected as the BWF’s president four years ago after South Korean Kang Young-Joong stepped down.

Peru’s Gustavo Salazar Delgado and Switzerland’s Paul Kurzo were also unchallenged while pursuing the retention of their respective positions of BWF deputy president and BWF vice-president for Para-badminton.

Their impending reappointments means the pair will be serving their second four-year terms with the BWF.