Badminton Pan America
| Abbreviation | PANAM |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 13th, 1976 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
Membership | 33 member associations |
President |  Vishu Tolan - JAM |
| Website | http://www.badmintonpanam.org/ |
The Badminton Pan Am (BPA) organisation is the governing body for the sport of badminton in the Americas and is recognized as such by the Badminton World Federation - BWF. It was founded as a continental governing body on February 13th of the year 1976 in the headquarters of the Mexican Olympic Committee in Mexico City. The Pan American Badminton Confederation was founded by Badminton Canada, the Jamaica Badminton Association, Federacion Mexicana de Badminton, Comision Nacional de Badminton Peru and the United States Badminton Association.[1] Badminton is part of the Olympic Games since Barcelona 1992, and Badminton is also part of the Pan Am Games since 1995.
The mission of the Badminton Pan Am includes promoting the sport, organizing regional tournaments, certifying referees and umpires, maintaining a set of unified rules, and providing a forum for member nations. There are now 33 member associations and its headquarters are now located in Lima, Peru.[2]
The PANAM also publishes a magazine called Panam Badminton Family.
Following a general meeting held in Campinas, Brazil back in November, 2006, the confederation decided to change the name from Pan American Badminton Confederation to Badminton Pan Am.
Member associations
Argentina
Aruba
Barbados
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Falkland Islands
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
