Gold Coast to host world Badminton event

Queensland's Gold Coast will host the 2017 Badminton World Mixed Team Championships.

The 2017 Badminton World Federation Sudirman Cup will be held on the Gold Coast, taking the event outside Asia and Europe for the first time.

The biennial world mixed team championships will be held from May 21-28 in conjunction with the BWF Annual General Meeting.

"The awarding of the 2017 Sudirman Cup to Australia is a major boost for the sport in the whole Oceania region," Badminton Australia CEO Paul Brettell said.