Iran’s Aghaei Seeks Seat at BWF Athletes’ Commission
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Soraya Aghaei is set to contest for a seat in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Athletes’ Commission.
The election will be held during the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain on December 17.
The players in the running are Adam Hall of Scotland, Greysia Polii of Indonesia, Egypt's Hadia Hosny, Iris Wang of USA, South Korea's Kim Soyeong, the Netherland's Robin Tabeling, Soraya Aghaei of Iran, China's Zheng Si Wei and PV Sindhu from India.
Aghaei competed at Tokyo 2020 as the first ever women’s badminton player to represent Iran at the Olympic Games.
The Athletes’ Commission acts as the official link between the badminton players and the BWF.
The Chair of the Athletes’ Commission is elected by the new members and finds a place in the BWF Council.
Marc Zwiebler of Germany is the current head of the BWF Athletes’ Commission.