Guwahati has been announced as the host city of the BWF World Junior Championships in 2025, the Badminton World Federation announced on Tuesday.

The Junior Worlds usually features a team event first, followed by individual events across the five categories, and the BWF said that both will be held at the Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) National Centre of Excellence in the North-Eastern region of India. The hosting rights were confirmed at the BWF Council meeting on April 28.

The World Juniors were last held in India in Pune in 2008. India’s only gold medal in the junior major came that year when Saina Nehwal defeated Sayaka Sato to become the world champion.

The NCOE boasts 14 badminton courts, an international standard gymnasium, and a seating capacity of around 4,000 spectators. “The allotment of the BWF World Juniors to Guwahati is evidence of India's growing reputation as a badminton powerhouse that can not only produce champion players but also host mega international events.” 

He also divulged, "During the Guwahati Masters, BWF officials had also visited the National Centre of Excellence to check out the facilities and other arrangements," said BAI Secretary General Sanjay Mishra.