IBF names hosts for 2006, 2007 events.

JAKARTA: The International Badminton Federation (IBF) named the hosts for the 2006 IBF World Championships and the 2007 mixed team Sudirman Cup during its council meeting at the Jakarta Convention Center here on Sunday.

With the bidding cities making presentations at the meeting, Madrid beat Aarhus, Denmark, for the 2006 championships to be staged in August, while Glasgow won the 2007 Sudirman Cup scheduled for May.

The 2005 World Championships will take place in Anaheim, U.S. in August, and the World Championships are to be staged next May in Beijing.

In 2006, Kyoto in Japan will host the next Thomas and Uber Cups. --JP