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
[edit]Games | Year | Events | Best nation |
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16 | 2020 | 14 | China (1) |
17 | 2024 | 16 | China (2) |
History
[edit]The 2020 Summer Olympics makes the debut appearance of badminton, with 14 events hold.
Events
[edit]Current program | |||
Event | 2020 | 2024 | |
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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 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
4 | India (IND) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
5 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
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 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Country | 2020 | 2024 | Total |
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1 | China | 5 | 9 | 14 |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 5 |
3 | France | 1 | 2 | 3 |
India | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
6 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Medal summary by event
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Men's singles WH1
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Men's singles WH2
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Men's singles SL3
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Men's singles SL4
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Men's singles SU5
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Men's singles SH6
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's singles
[edit]Women's singles WH1
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's singles WH2
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's singles SL3
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Women's singles SL4
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's singles SU5
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's singles SH6
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Men's doubles
[edit]Men's doubles WH1–WH2
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's doubles
[edit]Women's doubles WH1–WH2
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
[edit]- As of 2020 Summer Paralympics
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 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Mixed doubles SH6
[edit]- As of 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 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 | 2024 | Year |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Austria | – | 1 | 1 |
Belgium | – | 2 | 1 |
Brazil | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chile | – | 1 | 1 |
China | 9 | 13 | 2 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Egypt | 1 | – | 1 |
France | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 2 |
India | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Indonesia | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Israel | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Italy | – | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 13 | 12 | 2 |
Malaysia | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Netherlands | 1 | – | 1 |
New Zealand | – | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria | – | 2 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Peru | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
RPC | 1 | – | 1 |
South Korea | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Thailand | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Turkey | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Uganda | 1 | – | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | – | 2 | 1 |
Nations | 28 | 31 | 35 |
Year | 2020 | 2024 | 2 |
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.