For the first time the Badminton World Federation organised the World Championships for players with and without impairments at the same time at the same venue: the TOTAL BWF WORLD (PARA-)BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS in Basel/Switzerland.
Though even more Ugandan players had qualified, only five could travel to Basel due to financial constraints.
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| left to right: Paddy Kasirye (SL 3), Rose Nansereko (SL 3), Khadijja Khamuka (SL 4), Elizabeth Mwesigwa (SL 3) and Ritah Asiimwe (SU 5) with Team Manager Herbert Ott (with cap) |
23rd to 28th of April, Lugogo Indoor Stadium, Kampala
Winners and Runner-up of the 2nd Ugandan National Championships:
| Men's Singles SL 3 | |
| Winner | Paddy Kizza Kasirye |
| Runner-Up | Bashir Mutyaba |
| Men's Singles SL 4 | |
| Winner | Charles Kalega Kizza |
| Runner-Up | Hassan Mubiru |
| Women's Singles SL 3 | |
| Winner | Elizabeth Mwesigwa |
| Runner-Up | Rose Nansereko |
| Women's Singles (all standing classes) | |
| Winner | Khadijja Khamuka |
| Runner-Up | Elizabeth Mwesigwa |
| Men's Doubles SL 3 - SL 4 | |
| Winner | Paddy Kizza Kasirye & Charles Kalega Kizza |
| Runner-Up | Hassan Mubiru & Bashir Mutyaba |
| Women's Doubles SL 3 - SU 5 | |
| Winner | Khadijja Khamuka & Elizabeth Mwesigwa |
| Runner-Up | Ritah Asiimwe & Rose Nansereko |
| Mixed Doubles SL 3 - SU 5 | |
| Winner | Hassan Mubiru & Elizabeth Mwesigwa |
| Runner-Up | Charles Kalega Kizza & Rose Nansereko |
All results here
In preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games BWF is developing a new Para Fan Site. Aiming to raise awareness of the sport and its players, both BWF and the IPC are hoping to gain information on the Para-athletes themselves through sending out a player information form.
The form (linked here) provides you with all the data fields BWF (and the IPC) are looking to collect. As well as this, the image below is an example of how BWF is aiming for the Para athletes information to be presented on the new Para Fan Site.
The second edition of the National Para-Badminton Championships will take place at Lugogo Indoor Stadium from 3rd to 5th of December 2018.
Entries are welcome from all players before the entry deadline on Sunday, 18th of November, 1pm.
Invitation (3 pages including registration form)
More details including the schedule for all Singles matches. Players shall be available latest one hour before the start of their matches.
In a meeting of coaches, sponsors, representatives of players and the chairman para-badminton as well as the CEO UBA on Sunday, 28/10/2018, the following roadmap for players to qualify for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo was resolved upon:
After a successful week of hosting the 2nd Uganda Para-Badminton International the Uganda Badminton Association is again in full gear to host the 1st African Para-Badminton Championships. Matches will start on Tuesday, 1st of May, 2018, at Lugogo Indoor Stadium, Kampala.
Details like players, seedings, draws etc can be found using this link.
Pictures of the Medal Awarding Ceremony.