> SportsThe 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi will feature an unusual addition to its event-management preparations: trained “monkey whisperers” tasked with keeping rhesus macaques away from the badminton venue. Three men have reportedly been hired to mimic the calls of grey langurs, a larger monkey species that rhesus macaques naturally fear. How Monkey Whisperers Will Protect the VenueThe strategy is based on the natural relationship between rhesus macaques and grey langurs. It is a remarkably simple concept, but one that organisers believe could provide an effective deterrent during the BWF World Championships. BWF World Championships Return to IndiaThe BWF World Championships 2026 are scheduled to take place at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from August 17 to 23.