Badminton at the Summer Paralympics
| Badminton at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Governing body | Badminton World Federation |
| Events | 14 (men: 7; women: 6; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Para-Badminton debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Para-Badminton is a variant of the badminton for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2011.[2]
Summary
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| 16 | 2020 | 14 |  China
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| 17 | 2024 | 16 | ||
History
[edit]The 2020 Summer Olympics makes the debut appearance of badminton, with 14 events hold.
Events
[edit]| Current program | |||
| Event | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Singles WH1 | X | X |
| Singles WH2 | X | X | |
| Singles SL3 | X | X | |
| Singles SL4 | X | X | |
| Singles SU5 | X | X | |
| Singles SH6 | X | X | |
| Doubles WH1–WH2 | X | X | |
| Women | Singles WH1 | X | X |
| Singles WH2 | X | X | |
| Singles SL3 | X | ||
| Singles SL4 | X | X | |
| Singles SU5 | X | X | |
| Singles SH6 | X | ||
| Doubles WH1–WH2 | X | X | |
| Doubles SL3–SU5 | X | ||
| Mixed | Doubles SL3–SU5 | X | X |
| Doubles SH6 | X | ||
| Events | 14 | 16 | |
Medal table
[edit]- As of the 2020 Paralympics
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Successful national teams
[edit]Below is the gold medalists showed based on category and countries after the 2020 Summer Olympics. Bolded numbers below indicate a country as the overall winner of Olympic badminton of that year.
- As of the 2020 Paralympics
| Rank | Country | 20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
|
5 | 5 |
| 2 |  Japan
|
3 | 3 |
| 3 |  Indonesia
|
2 | 2 |
 India
|
2 | 2 | |
| 5 |  France
|
1 | 1 |
 Malaysia
|
1 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | |
Medal summary by event
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Men's singles WH1
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's singles WH2
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's singles SL3
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's singles SL4
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's singles SU5
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's singles SH6
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's singles
[edit]Women's singles WH1
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's singles WH2
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's singles SL4
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's singles SU5
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Men's doubles
[edit]Men's doubles WH1–WH2
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's doubles
[edit]Women's doubles WH1–WH2
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Mixed doubles
[edit]Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
[edit]- As of 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Competition
[edit]Paralympics badminton consists of a group stage and single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are up to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.
Participating nations
[edit]The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Paralympics.
| Nation | 2020 | Year |
|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
2 | 1 |
 Brazil
|
1 | 1 |
 Canada
|
1 | 1 |
| China
|
9 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
1 | 1 |
 Denmark
|
1 | 1 |
 Egypt
|
1 | 1 |
| France
|
6 | 1 |
 Germany
|
6 | 1 |
| Great Britain
|
4 | 1 |
| Hong Kong
|
2 | 1 |
| India
|
7 | 1 |
| Indonesia
|
7 | 1 |
 Israel
|
1 | 1 |
| Japan
|
13 | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
2 | 1 |
 Netherlands
|
1 | 1 |
 Norway
|
1 | 1 |
 Peru
|
1 | 1 |
 Poland
|
1 | 1 |
 Portugal
|
1 | 1 |
 RPC
|
1 | 1 |
| South Korea
|
7 | 1 |
 Switzerland
|
2 | 1 |
| Thailand
|
7 | 1 |
 Turkey
|
2 | 1 |
 Uganda
|
1 | 1 |
 Ukraine
|
1 | 1 |
| Nations | 28 | 28 |
| Year | 2020 | 1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Towards Tokyo 2020 - Badminton, a paralympic sport". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Badminton | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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