• Sindhu succeeds Greysia Polii (Indonesia), who served as Chair of the commission for 2021-25 term.

• What? Election of New Chair of BWF Athletes’ Commission
• Who? PV Sindhu (India)
• Key Achievements of Sindhu: Two-time Olympic Medallist i.e. Gold Medal  (in 2016) and Bronze (2020);  and 2019 World Champion
• Predecessor: Greysia Polii (Indonesia)
• Deputy Chair: Debora Jille (The Netherlands) 
• Other Members: An Se Young (South Korea), Doha Hany (Egypt), and Jia Yi Fan (China)
• Chair of Para Badminton Commission: Hong Kong (SAR of China)’s Chan Ho Yen Daniel

Other Key Details:
Key Achievements: P. V. Sindhu is a two-time Olympic medallist (Rio 2016 – Silver, Tokyo 2020 – Bronze) and the 2019 World Champion, making her one of India’s most successful badminton players.
Previous Role in BWF: Sindhu has been associated with BWF Athletes’ Commission as its member since 2017. She has also been BWF Integrity Ambassador since 2020.
Other Members: She will be supported by Debora Jille (The Netherlands) who has been elected as Deputy Chair of the Commission for 2026-2029 term.

• Also, An Se Young (South Korea), Doha Hany (Egypt), and Jia Yi Fan (China) will serve as the other player representatives on the commission.

Other Key Appointment: Also, two-time Paralympian Chan Ho Yen Daniel from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China has been elected as Chair of the Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission for 2026-2029 term.

• Daniel has been serving as the interim Chair of Para Badminton Commission since April 2025.