No surprises to expect at the next elective general assembly of the International Badminton Federation (BWF), scheduled for May 20, 2017 on the Gold Coast in Australia. Poul-Erik Høyer (photo below), the outgoing president, will be reappointed for a second consecutive term. He is the only candidate for his succession. At 51, the Danish Olympic champion, also a member of the IOC, is the only nominee for the office of president. The two vice-presidential positions will not be debated further, since only two candidates are nominated, the two outgoing, the Peruvian Gustavo Salazar Delgado and the Swiss Paul Kurzo. On the other hand, there are 35 applicants eyeing the 18 seats at stake on the BWF Council. Among them, note the presence of Frenchman Etienne Thobois, current director general of the Paris bid committee for the 2024 Games. He already sits on the Council, having been elected during the last election, in May 2013.
