Oceania Shuttle Time News
Shuttle Time National Coordinator, Tunisian Badminton Federation I was born in the big coastal city of Sfax in the center of Tunisia. I come from a sporting family which encouraged sport, as they believed that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body. I played various sports, especially athletics and rugby, until 2010 when…
ST Tutor, Ethiopian Badminton Federation Childhood Days I was born and raised in the city of Hawassa in Ethiopia. Various sports were played in my village. I used to play handball and badminton. Early Experience of Badminton When I was a primary school student, some coaches came to introduce badminton. That was about 25…
Shuttle Time Tutor, Botswana Badminton Association Childhood Days I started playing badminton when I was 15 years old. My first coach was Barbadian and he believed in badminton basics, so we were taken through proper basic movement and then racket skills followed. My coach also motivated me by always giving me challenging tasks. The…
Shuttle Time Tutor, Badminton Federation of Cameroon I grew up in a difficult neighborhood called Ekoundou in Yaoundé. I’m currently a teacher of Physical Education and sports. I saw badminton for the first time in 2004 when I was a student at SOA University. it was during the Badminton Cameroon Cup. What struck me…
ST Tutor, Zambia Badminton Childhood Days I grew up as a sportsperson. My father introduced me to sports; he played lawn tennis and hockey. I played all indoor racket sports and netball. I am a single mother of four boys. I enjoy dancing exercises and traditional games which involve everyone. I love interactions, meeting…
Shuttle Time Tutor, Badminton Association of Zimbabwe I grew up as a sports-loving child, active all year round. As a child I did athletics, soccer, hockey and volleyball. During holidays I’d hang out with friends playing video games as well as street soccer which is very popular in Zimbabwe and we would also play…
Freetown, Sierra Leone – The echoes of shuttlecocks reverberated through the air in Freetown as two esteemed coaches from the Czech Republic, Veronika Brožkovcová and Lukáš Kroc, embarked on a transformative journey to contribute to the development of badminton in Sierra Leone. This commendable endeavor was made possible through the gracious invitation extended by Chief…
In a momentous stride towards badminton development in Rwanda, the Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) and the Association Francophone de Badminton (AFB) recently organized the Shuttle Time Teachers Course and Training Camp from January 3rd to January 7th, 2024. This initiative, made possible through the membership grant from the Badminton World Federation (BWF), marked Rwanda’s official…
Coordinator, Badminton South Africa I was born in 1959 and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. I was raised in a modest but loving home, the third child in a family of four, with three sisters. It was school that my love for badminton developed and grew into what I have today with the…
In a climactic display of badminton excellence, the Finals of the Team Event at the All Africa School Championships in Harare, Zimbabwe, were nothing short of spectacular. The young athletes from diverse corners of the continent converged on the courts, delivering thrilling performances that will be etched in the annals of school badminton history. …
