Virtual badminton sports academy launched

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr, standing alongside the participants during the official launch of the Badminton academy. Also in the photo is Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle (right) and NSC Chairman Kashif Muhammad

A Badminton Sports Academy was launched yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr. labeled the occasion as ‘historic’.

The virtual Sports Academy which is the brainchild of the Sports Minister, will initially focus on the 12 core sports – cricket, football, athletics, basketball, table tennis, swimming, hockey, squash, rugby, volleyball, tennis and badminton.

Badminton followed in the footsteps of squash and volleyball which launched their academies on December 18.