Kuala Lumpur, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - Badminton to trial synthetic shuttlecocks because of feather shortage

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2026-04-09

Badminton will trial synthetic shuttlecocks at lower-grade tournaments with a view to potentially using them at elite level, the sport's governing body said, because of a shortage of duck and goose feathers. Skyrocketing raw material costs in China caused shuttlecock prices to more than double last year, with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) saying previously it was an issue but the shortage was not "at a crisis level yet". The BWF said it wo......

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