Badminton_at_the_Summer_Paralympics
Para-Badminton debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
| Badminton at the Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Badminton World Federation |
| Events | 14 (men: 7; women: 6; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
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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]
The 2020 Summer Olympics makes the debut appearance of badminton, with 14 events hold.
Events
- 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
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
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Men's singles
Men's singles WH1
- 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
- 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
- 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
- As of 2020 Olympics
Men's singles SU5
- As of 2020 Olympics
Men's singles SH6
- 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
Women's singles WH1
- As of 2020 Olympics
Women's singles WH2
- As of 2020 Olympics
Women's singles SL4
- As of 2020 Olympics
Women's singles SU5
- As of 2020 Olympics
Men's doubles
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
- 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
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
- As of 2020 Olympics
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
- As of 2020 Olympics
Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
- As of 2020 Olympics
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.
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 |
- "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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