The Cook Islands badminton team has arrived in Saipan with a quiet confidence, ready to take on the region’s best at the Victor Oceania Junior Championships 2025. Representing one of the smaller nations in the tournament, the team brings a mix of experience and determination, having sharpened their skills at the 2024 BWF World JuniorContinue reading “Victor Oceania Junior Championship 2025 Saipan, Northern Mariana Island”
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10th Annual College Badminton Tournament 2025
The 10th Annual College Badminton Tournament in the Cook Islands was a thrilling showcase of young talent and determination. Held on May 22, 2025, the event brought together students from various schools across Rarotonga and Aitutaki, with Araura College making a particularly strong impression. The tournament featured competitors from Years 7 through 10, all eagerContinue reading “10th Annual College Badminton Tournament 2025”
Cook Islands Debut at the BWF Junior World Championship 2023
The BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023 marks a landmark for Cook Islands as they make their debut at a BWF event. Their participation is a Shuttle Time success story, for all six members of the team have come up through BWF’s flagship schools programme. Shuttle Time, which started in the Cook Islands inContinue reading “Cook Islands Debut at the BWF Junior World Championship 2023”
U17 Team wins silver at Oceania Championship 2024
Cook Islands U17 team won silver at the 2024 VICTOR Oceania Championships U17 Invitational Team Challenge in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Badminton Oceania reported that playing against Tahiti, Cook Islands came away with the first win in the mixed doubles. Tahiti then fought back as Ethan Wolf-Micas won the men’s singles to even the score. CookContinue reading “U17 Team wins silver at Oceania Championship 2024”
World Badminton Day
First ever World Badminton Day was held on Tuesday 5th 2022 and was celebrated in the Cook Islands. This day was established to invite individuals and networks to encounter fun and comprehensive badminton, through an assortment of dynamic, connecting with, and imaginative badminton occasions. This is going to be a yearly event where all canContinue reading “World Badminton Day”
Human of Shuttle Time
The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. This month, they caught up with Hebrew Tom (Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Cook Islands) to discuss how badminton helped him to find new a new meaning in life, alongside his experiences with coaching,Continue reading “Human of Shuttle Time”
Apii Nikao Triumphant Again
5th Annual Primary School Badminton Tournament 2021 Held at the TSA Friday 12th November The day had finally come, where our coaches had been in different schools, delivering Shuttle Time classes in preparation for this day. The tournament started in the morning with the arrival of different schools followed by a welcoming speech, and thenContinue reading “Apii Nikao Triumphant Again”
Primary School Program Gets On There Way
We have kicked off our Primary School Program for 2021, delivering our Shuttle Time Program in schools around Rarotonga for the next three weeks to Years 4, 5 and 6, Thank you to our Shuttle Time coaches who will be delivering our grassroot initiatives to our children. Our kids will be learning the different skillsContinue reading “Primary School Program Gets On There Way”
International Day of Families: The Akavi’s use badminton to instil core values
Pictured: Members of the Akavi family storm to the top of the podium at the Cook Islands Games 2020 The International Day of Families is a movement observed by the United Nations to raise awareness around the importance of communities and families and their significant impacts on one another. Jean and Daniel Akavi, from theContinue reading “International Day of Families: The Akavi’s use badminton to instil core values”
Badminton boosting internal culture with Air New Zealand
Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands over the last two years. Particularly as the non-contact sport identified opportunities to capitalise on the COVID-19 lockdowns and guidelines that restricted the country’s prevalent contact sports (rugby and soccer) in early 2020. Shuttle Time (a grassroots badminton initiative) and player development remain at the core of Badminton CookContinue reading “Badminton boosting internal culture with Air New Zealand”
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