Badminton Fiji

Badminton Fiji's 2023 AGM will be held both physically and virtually.

Date: 6th July, 2024
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: 13 Naimawi St, Lami

To register, email your interest to:

[email protected]

Yesterday, our athletes and coach, in Korea went out into Seoul City and had an amazing cultural experience.

They started off the day, driving into the city, went into Hanbok Store where they were given traditional Korean attire to wear to their next destination.

They then went on to visit Geongbokgung Palace, which is a Palace that was built in the 1395 where the King lived with his family. This Palace is currently being restored and they are looking at having it 70% restored by 2070.

They then went on to have lunch at the Lotte Mall and went up to the top of the Lotte Tower which is the highest tower in Korea.

When they returned to the Training Center, the night was finished off with a mini athletes forum, discussing para sports and positive and negative points that need to be looked at.

Thank you again Korea Paralympic Committee for another amazing day for our Para Players.

Badminton Oceania
Fiji Paralympic Committee

Our athletes and coach have now completed Day 5 of the Korea Paralympic Para Sport Youth Camp.

They started the day in their sports academy sessions, working on speed, agility and game play.

Session two was a one hour stretching session, showing athletes the best ways to stretch to ensure they can keep themselves from getting injured and making sure to do stretches correctly.

The final sports academy session was working on footwork, net work and four on four game play.

They finished off the night, learning the basics of Taekwondo, with two level six Taekwondo Black Belts. It was an amazing evening of learning and connecting with other para athletes.

Tomorrow, they will be doing a Korean cultural experience which is an all day tour of different famous places in Seoul. They are looking forward to tomorrow and we will have updates for you all tomorrow, so stay tuned.

Fiji Paralympic Committee
Badminton Oceania

Day 4 ✔️

Today, our athletes started the day with a Sports Academy Session, working on footwork, precision and game play.

Their second session was spent in the gym, working on various strength exercises and finished off the sport program, learning to play Boccia - a precision ball sport, a sport played at local, National and international level by persons with severe disabilities.

They finally ended their night, learning K-POP dance moves from two professional K-POP dancers and learning a full routine which some of their translators and peers will perform at the closing ceremony.

Thank you again Korea Paralympic Committee for this amazing experience for our athletes and coach.

Fiji Paralympic Committee
Badminton Oceania

Day 3 Complete! Our athletes and Coach have just completed Day 3 of the Korea Youth Para Sports Camp here in Incheon.

Today saw them go through another two Sports Academy Sessions, working on team play, game planning, discussions with Korean Coaching Staff and learning about using the correct gym equipment to best fit their needs.

Overall, today was a massive success for athletes and organisers alike and we finished off the evening with a Korean Comedy Show.

Thank you Korea Paralympic Committee for today and we are eager to see what tomorrow holds.

Fiji Paralympic Committee
Badminton Oceania

Day two of the Youth Para Camp in Korea has just to a close.

Our athletes and coach went through two 3 hour Sports Academy Sessions and one gym session with other athletes and coaches from around the world.

It was an amazing experience for all involved and the incredible wealth of knowledge that was shared today was amazing and everyone is definitely looking forward to tomorrows sessions.

We finished off the evening making traditional Korean Luck Bags and it was an experience unlike any other.

Thank you Korean Paralympic Committee for the incredible start to the camp and we look forward to more.

Fiji Paralympic Committee

We currently have two athletes in Korea, taking part in a Sports Training Camp organised by the Korea Paralympic Committee.

Today, was the first day of the Program where they attended the Opening Ceremony, Orientation and a Tour of the entire Facility, which they found very eye opening.

Tomorrow they will begin their sports academy program and this will continue until the 21st of this month.

Watch this space as we continue to update you all on their progress here in Korea.

A big Vinakavakalevu to everyone who has made this trip a possibility for out youth athletes.

Fiji Paralympic Committee

Some amazing shots from Day One of the Oceania Para Badminton Champs in Mandurah, Perth. Fiji has one athlete taking part in this competition, Selina Seau! We are so happy and proud that Selina is taking part and we look forward to sharing more about her journey.

And, that’s a wrap!

An awesome weekend of school badminton has come to a close.

Thank you to all who took part in this years Secondary School Champs. It was great to see the amount of talent throughout this generation of badminton players.

This winners for this year, for both the Boys and Girls Team Comp were Yat Sen Secondary School. Congratulations!

Our first time attendees Adi Cakobau School took second place in the Girls division while International School Suva took second place in the Boys.

The Boys individual singles final was between Nathan Li of Yat Sen and Kevin Do from International School Suva with Nathan the eventual winner while it was an all Yat Sen final where cousins Maliti and Leilah competed for the Girls individual title, with Maliti coming out on top.

Finally, in our U13 grade, Lily and Thomas finished off the competition strong, winning both of their grades.

We would also like to take this time to thank all of those who made this competition possible. A special shout out to our sponsors, JR White, Shipping Services and United Containers.

We look forward to seeing what these young athletes do come next year and the development of Badminton in Fiji.

What an amazing start to our Secondary School Champs this year. After a 4 year lapse, we have restarted our School Champs and a U13 singles comp.

We have four schools playing and from these, three Boys Team and 3 Girls Teams playing in the team event. The schools playing in this years champs are Adi Cakobau School, Yat Sen, International School Suva and two players from Latter Day Saints School.

It is Adi Cakobaus first ever badminton competition, and it is great to see the amazing team spirit and community that each of the schools are bringing to the competition.

Our next set of team matches will begin at 9am on Monday and finish off with the finals on Monday afternoon.

Come on down on Monday to support your facourite players and schools as they finish off the School Champs for 2023.

A special thank you to all the Heads of School and players who make this tournament possible.

🏆 Exciting news! 📣 The 2023 Fiji Secondary Schools competition is making a grand comeback after a four-year hiatus! 🎉 Calling all schools out there, contact us if you'd like to register your school and participate in the Teams event!

High schoolers, if you've got what it takes to compete individually, we've got Individual Singles categories waiting for you to showcase your skills.

But wait, there's more! 🌟 Primary school goers, we want you to join in on the fun too! 🎈 We've just added a brand new Under 13 singles category, specially designed to make this tournament even more inclusive. 🤩

Ready to take part in this epic showdown? 🌟 Head over to the registration link now to reserve your spot and find out more details!

Click here to register and for more info: https://tinyurl.com/FSSC2023

Over this past weekend, Badminton Fiji was very busy with two separate events.

Over the weekend, we hosted the Tappoo sponsored Suva Doubles Open where we had over 60 participants taking part across three separate grades and all doubles disciplines.

Thank you to the organising committee, CDragonZ Club and to the major sponsor Tappoos for making this event possible.

Separately, our team was also down at the International School Fun Day where our very own Joe ran an Air Badminton come and try session.

These sessions were a great success and peaked some great interest from parents and students alike.

A big shout out and thank you to Badminton Oceania and BWF Development & Shuttle Time for whom none of this would be possible.

Here are some shots of the weekend.

Tonight Badminton Fiji held our 2022 AGM and we would like to congratulate the new Committee Members for the coming year.
President: Joe Gibson
Vice Presidents: Steven Low, Karyn Gibson, Ahmed Ali and Marcus Gibson
Committee Members: Barry Whiteside, Amphie Santos, Josefa Matasau and Carline Bentley.
Patron: Warren Yee

We would also like to thank the outgoing Committee that has guided the Association this past year, with a very special thank you to Barry Whiteside who has been serving as our President for a number of years. We look forward to his continued support in his role as Committee Member.

Badminton Fiji's 2022 AGM will be held both physically and virtually.

Date: 19th April, 2023
Time: 6:30pm

To register, email your interest to [email protected]

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📢 AGM for Badminton Fiji is scheduled for April 19, 2023 at 6.30pm.

Please look out for the updated zoom link for the AGM which we will put on our page for you to attend.

Vinaka.

Congratulations Joe Tarotaro on winning the Serve-ing Pacific Award for this month. Thank you for the great work you put into the development of badminton in Fiji through the Shuttle Time Program and we wish you continued success through the year.
Thank you Badminton Oceania for recognizing the great work Josefa has been doing and we look forward to seeing all that we will do together this year.

Congratulations to our Serve-ing Pacific March 2023 winner, Josefa Matusau 🇫🇯 👏

Josefa was nominated for dedicating his time into building badminton among youth and in schools through the BWF Shuttle Time program.

Josefa has also given a lot of his time to promoting and developing Badminton within communities.

Badminton Fiji

Today is the 11th Annual National Sporting Organisation Conference hosted by the Fiji National Sports Commission. Along with all other sporting National Federations, Badminton Fiji has three members in attendance; Badminton Fiji President, Barry Whiteside, National Shuttle Time Coordinator, Joe Matasau and Committee Member, Joe Gibson.

During todays conference, sporting bodies will be having plenary discussions around Sporting Facilities, The National Youth Policy, National Sports, Recreation and Physical Activity Policy, Anti Doping Policy, as well as sitting in on discussions with the FNSC around grants for the 2023 sporting year.

And that’s a wrap for the 2023 Badminton Fiji Club Championships!

It was an amazing day with some good quality badminton being played.

Congratulations to the winning team, CDragonZ Black who took on Olden Goldie’s in the Final. Congratulations also to our third and fourth place winners, CDragonZ Red and Blue.

Thank you especially to all those running things from behind the scenes and making sure the competition ran smoothly, without all your help, this would not have been possible.

Our first Club Championships for the year have begun. We have 4 clubs participating in this year Championships; Olden Goldie’s, ZC Dragon’s Blue, ZC Dragon’s Red and ZC Dragon’s Black.

The first tie has Olden Goldie’s going up against ZC Dragon’s Blue and ZC Dragon’s Red taking on ZC Dragon’s Black.

Good Evening Club Members,

📣 Just a reminder, tomorrows Club Champs begins at 9am.

All team Co-Captains are requested to please arrive by 8.30am at the Vodafone Arena for a short briefing and an opportunity to seek any clarification before you relay the information to your teams.

All other players are requested to be in by 8.45am for first lot of games to begin at 9am. Good luck to all the Clubs taking part.

Bula Club Members, please see link below for registration for this weekends Badminton Fiji Club Championships.

The Closing date for registration is 5pm Thursday 23 February.

We look forward to seeing you all there. For any further queries, please contact:

Karyn Gibson - 9944920 or
Joe Gibson - 7558346

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2023 Badminton Fiji Club Championships registration Date: Sunday 26th February 2023 Venue: Vodafone Arena, Suva Contact us at (679) 9944920 or [email protected] Registration fees: $15 per person

Great way to start the year with our Badminton Development Officer Joe Tarotaro joining the FNSC team to demonstrate some basic badminton skills at the Wailoku Community KICS Program!

Fiji National Sports Commission
Badminton Oceania
BWF Development & Shuttle Time