Olympic Badminton

Badminton has been a full medal sport at the Summer Olympics since 1992.¹ Athletes compete in men's and women's singles and doubles matches, as well as a mixed doubles event.²

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the badminton events were held from August 9 to August 17, 2008, at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.³ China led all nations with eight badminton medals. Indonesia and South Korea each won three medals, while Malaysia took home a single medal.⁴

Fast Facts

1. Introduced as an exhibition sport in 1972¹
2. Became a full medal sport in 1992¹
3. Single-elimination tournaments⁵
4. Each match is a best-of-three games series⁶
5. Governed by the Badminton World Federation⁷

History

After appearing as an exhibition sport at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, badminton was accepted as a full medal sport at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain.¹ In 1996, the mixed doubles event was added to the program, joining the men's and women's singles and doubles matches.⁸

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