Poul-Erik Høyer, the president of the International Badminton Federation (BWF), announced it himself, in the media and then via a press release: he has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for several years. The Danish leader, Olympic singles champion at the Atlanta Games in 1996, revealed Wednesday September 2 to the daily newspaper Extra Blade that he had been diagnosed in 2015. Then he made the information official the next day in a press release. “ I think the time has come to make this news public, explained Poul-Erik Høyer. Medicine has come a long way in treating Parkinson's disease, and I feel very little impact from the disease in any area of my daily life. My efforts are entirely dedicated to the presidency of the International Badminton Federation and fulfilling my role as an IOC member. » Aged 54, Poul-Erik Høyer has chaired the BWF since 2013. He was designated an IOC member the following year. The Danish leader also confided that his father had lived with Parkinson's disease for 25 years.
