On the invitation of Badminton Europe (BEC), Mr Adam Roczek, President and Mr Matjaz Pecovnik, Secretary General attended the Annual BEC Awards Gala, which was organised on April 22, 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The event followed the BEC Members´ Forum and the Annual Delegates´ Meeting, during which the delegates elected Mr Sven Serre as new BEC President.

At the gala evening, the Europe's best-performing players, coaches and technical officials of the past year were honored, and the new members of the BEC Hall of Fame were introduced.

After the award winners were announced, the BEC President Mr Serre announced Budapest (HUN) as the host city of the 2024.

During their stay in Baku EUSA representatives met and discussed the foreseen common activities with BEC President Mr Serre, Secretary General Mr Agerbak and Deputy Secretary General Mr Andersen together with EUSA Technical Delegate for Badminton Mr Jovovic.

Badminton is on the programme of the European Universities Games in Debrecen-Miskolc 2024 and Salerno 2026; while the 2023 European Universities Badminton Championship will be organized in Miskolc and in 2025 in Madrid.

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