Basel is ready to become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships
- It was awarded the 2019 edition of the Para event.
- The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed that the two tournaments will be staged simultaneously for the first time
- The Swiss city defeated Tokyo to land the 2019 Para Badminton World Championships in a vote
- The event will be the last held in the sport before Para Badminton makes its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020.
- There will be 14 medal events in badminton at the 2020 Paralympic Games.
