2026 BWF World Championships Wrap Up in New Delhi

The 30th edition of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships concluded on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. The tournament featured the sport’s top players competing across five disciplines.

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A complete list of medalists was published on August 24, 2026.

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• Men’s singles: Gold – Alex Lanier (France); Silver – Kodai Naraoka (Japan); Bronze – Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei) and Victor Lai (Canada).

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• Women’s singles: Gold – An Se-young (South Korea); Silver – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan); Bronze – Wang Zhi Yi (China) and Pornapawee Chochuwong (Thailand).

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• Men’s doubles: Gold – Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang (China); Silver – Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia); Bronze – Kim Wong-ho and Seo Seung-jae (South Korea) and Lee Jhe-hui and Yang Po-hsuan (Chinese Taipei).

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• Women’s doubles: Gold – Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee (South Korea); Silver – Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning (China); Bronze – Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (India) and Li Yijing and Luo Xumin (China).

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• Mixed doubles: Gold – Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue (France); Silver – Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping (China); Bronze – Amri Syahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah (Indonesia) and Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin (China).

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India secured its 16th overall World Championships medal when the pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand captured bronze in women’s doubles, becoming only the second Indian women’s doubles pair to medal after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa’s 2011 bronze. The nation’s tally now stands at 15 medals since the 2011 edition. In singles, Indian representatives—including P.V. Sindhu and Ayush Shetty, who upset top seed Shi Yu Qui—were eliminated in the Round of 16, marking a less successful campaign in those events.

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South Korea emerged as the most successful nation, winning gold in women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles. France celebrated its first two world-championship golds, captured in men’s singles (Alex Lanier) and mixed doubles (Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue). China collected six medals, including a men’s doubles gold, and maintained a strong presence across all categories.

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The results highlight a shift in badminton’s competitive landscape, with traditional powerhouses sharing podium space with emerging nations such as France and Canada. India’s continued presence in the medal count underscores the country’s growing depth, particularly in doubles play, while the broader distribution of gold medals suggests increasing global parity at the elite level.

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