Badminton England are very proud to be shortlisted for 2 prestigious accolades at this yr’s Sports activities Enterprise Awards.
Subsequent week’s awards ceremony, to be held at Previous Billingsgate on Friday twenty ninth November, will see Badminton England within the operating for ‘Greatest Sports activities Governing Physique of the 12 months’ in addition to a ‘Sports activities Equality, Variety and Inclusion Award’.
As a part of our ten-year technique, we dedicated to an goal to develop badminton as probably the most inclusive and accessible sport in England by placing inclusion on the coronary heart of its determination making, connecting everybody to and throughout the sport, offering welcoming, protected, inclusive and pleasurable environments and giving everybody entry. Badminton England consider {that a} extra various and inclusive recreation helps the expansion and success of English badminton in all facets of the sport.
And from a broader facet, certainly one of our key targets as a governing physique is to get everybody to choose up a racket and hit a shuttle, no matter their gender, ethnicity, incapacity, sexual orientation, background, or circumstances – be proud to be a part of a thriving group and develop a lifelong ardour for our sport. We’re delighted to nominated for 2 awards at subsequent Friday’s occasion.
Launched in 2017, the Sports activities Enterprise Awards have fun the easiest within the sports activities enterprise and the gala occasion attracts greater than 500 attendees to the ceremony annually.
The judging panel is made up of Chief Executives of Sports activities Governing Our bodies – all people whose data, experience and expertise provides them particular perception into the challenges and calls for of sports activities enterprise success. Badminton England’s Sue Storey has the honour of being a member of the panel this yr.
The awards are designed to have fun the important affect of enterprise inside sport, recognising the organisations, groups and people who excel of their roles.
We’re nominated alongside the likes of British Biking, England Golf and World Netball within the operating for the Greatest Sports activities Governing Physique of the 12 months gong, whereas our dedication to creating badminton a sport for everybody and our work to make the game inclusive and accessible to all shall be assessed alongside submissions from Swim England and the EFL amongst others.
Good luck to all who’re nominated on the Sports activities Enterprise Awards 2024!