Although badminton is well established at the Olympic Games, it only made its Olympic debut in Barcelona 1992after two editions as an exhibition sport in Munich 1972 y Seoul 1988.
Since then, the People’s Republic of China has been the most successful NOC with 47 medals, including 20 golds. Indonesia is second in the medal table, with 21 medals, eight of them gold.
And although Denmark is the historical power in Europe, the growth of other nations makes it possible for us to see a surprise in the French capital.
Below you will find everything you need to know about the path to qualification.
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How many athletes will compete in badminton at Paris 2024?
In total, they will be awarded 172 quota places for badminton competitions in the 2024 Paris Olympics: 86 for women and 86 for men. It is the same total as in Tokyo 2020.
For each gender, assign 83 quota places by direct qualification, one is reserved for the host country and two for Universality slots.
The participation of a maximum of eight different athletes per gender from the same NOC.
Unlike other sports that allocate slots to athletes by name, all quota slots will be allocated to NOCs.
In the men’s and women’s individual events, two quota places (for two athletes) will be awarded to NOCs with two or more athletes ranked between 1 and 16 on the ‘Paris Ranking Lists’. Otherwise, one quota slot per NOC is allowed.
In men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, the same system applies, but the two quota places (for four athletes) are awarded to NOCs that have two or more couples ranked between 1 and 8.
What is the badminton qualification path for Paris 2024?
Las ‘Ranking Lists to Paris’ as of April 30, 2024 will be used to allocate quota places in the men’s and women’s singles events, as well as in the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles events.
Each list will be based on the results obtained between the May 1, 2023 and April 28, 2024.
The results that will be taken into account will be those of the competitions indicated below:
- Thomas & Uber Cup
- Sudirman Cup
- world Championship
- BWF Tour Grade 2 Tournaments – Levels 1 to 6
- BWF Continental Tour Grade 3 Tournaments – International Challenge, International Series
and Future Series - Continental Championships (individual and team)
- Continental Multisport Games – Pan American Games, European Games and African Games
(if they occur during the qualifying period) - Any other international event held by the BWF and included in advance and with the approval of the BWF as part of the World Ranking Lists
Qualification route for individual events
A total of 70 athletes they will qualify for the individual events via the BWF ‘Road to Paris Ranking List’: 35th in the men’s events and 35th in the women’s.
These quotas will include the Continental Representation Seats. In each singles event, there will be at least two athletes from each of the five BWF Continental Confederations (Continental Representation Places) provided the player is ranked 250th or higher (ranked 1-250) in the ‘ Ranking list of the road to Paris’ of the BWF of April 30, 2024.
Qualification Track for Doubles Events
A total of 48 couples will qualify for the doubles events via the BWF ‘Road to Paris Ranking List’ on April 30, 2024: 16 in the men’s event, 16 in the women’s and 16 in the mixed. In each doubles event there will be at least one couple from each of the five Continental Confederations of the BWF (Continental Representation Square).
What is the format and schedule of the Paris 2024 badminton competition?
Badminton competitions will be held in the Gate of La Chapelle Arenalocated in the north of Paris, between the July 27 and August 5.
The format of the singles and doubles events is divided into two phases: the group phase and the elimination phase. The knockout phases begin with the round of 16 for the singles events, and the quarterfinals for the doubles events.
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Badminton players to watch at Paris 2024
In the men’s individual event, the Dane Viktor Axelsen he is in great shape. After winning gold at Tokyo 2020, he claimed his second world title in 2022. His teammate Anders Antonsen It will also be among the favorites.
The Japanese Momota KentoThe double world champion will be looking to redeem himself after failing to qualify for the knockout stages at Tokyo 2020 as the top seed. There can also be surprises, as demonstrated Kevin Cordon in the last edition of the Olympic Games. Ranked 59th in the world ahead of Tokyo 2020, he reached the semi-finals and showed that hierarchy means little in the world’s biggest sporting event.
In the women’s individual event, the gold medalist in Rio 2016, Carolina Marín, will try to win a second Olympic title. The Spaniard secured her sixth European title in 2022, but she failed to advance past the quarterfinals at the World Championships that same year. the japanese Akane Yamaguchi won gold in her country at the World Cup, defeating the current Olympic champion in the final CHEN Yufeiof the People’s Republic of China.
In women’s doubles, the Chinese pair consisting of CHEN Qingchen y JIA Yifan won gold at the 2022 World Championships after taking silver at Tokyo 2020. They will undoubtedly be among the favorites for Paris 2024, along with the pair from the Republic of Korea KIM So-yeong y KONG Hee-yongwho were second in the World Championship.
On the male side, the Malaysians Aaron Chia y Soh Wook Yik, bronze medalists at Tokyo 2020, won gold at the world championships and will try to do the same at the next Olympic Games. The current Olympic champions, Lee Yang y WANG Chi-linwill also aim to climb to the top of the podium in France.
Mixed doubles competition is dominated by Chinese pairs, particularly Olympic silver medalists ZHENG Siwei y HUANG Yaqiong, who won gold at the world championships after breaking up briefly after the last Olympics. In France they will try to get the only title that is missing from their resume. MONEY Yilyu y Huang DONGPING they are the current Olympic champions and won bronze a year later at the World Championship, although it will still be decided if they will form a pair on the tracks again in this Olympic cycle. However, the Japanese couple composed of Watanabe Yuta y Arisa Higashinobronze medalists at Tokyo 2020 and silver medalists at the 2022 World Cup, will also aim for gold in Paris.
Badminton qualification schedule for Paris 2024
- From May 1, 2023 to April 28, 2024: classification period of the ‘Road to Paris Ranking Lists’.
- January 15, 2024: Deadline for NOCs to submit their applications for Universality Slots.
- April 28, 2024: end of the qualifying period.
- April 30, 2024: ‘Road to Paris Ranking Lists’ are published.
- May 8, 2024: deadline for the host country to confirm in writing to the BWF the host country places.
- To define: the Tripartite Commission will confirm in writing the allocation of the Universality Slots to the NOCs (when applicable).
- May 10, 2024: the BWF will inform the NOCs/NFs of the assigned universality places.
- May 24, 2024: the NOCs will confirm in writing to the BWF the use of the allocated quota places.
- Until July 5, 2024: deadline for the BWF to reallocate all unused quota slots.
- July 8, 2024: Deadline for sports registrations for Paris 2024.
- From July 26 to August 11, 2024: 2024 Paris Olympics.
Learn more about the qualification system of other sports that will be present in Paris 2024.
