Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 17.
[edit] Events
5 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Singles Men
- Doubles Men
- Singles Women
- Doubles Women
- Doubles Mixed
[edit] Qualifying Criteria
An NOC may enter up to 3 qualified athletes in each event. A total of 64 athletes will qualify for each singles event and 16 pairs will qualify for each doubles event. A maximum of 3 players/pairs per event per National Olympic Committee (NOC) is allowed.
The main qualifying criteria will be the IBF Ranking List as of May 1, 2008. It will provide a total of 16 pairs in each doubles event and 38 athletes in each singles event, in the following manner:
- Rankings 1-4
- Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 3 players/pairs.
- Rankings 5-16
- Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 2 players/pairs.
- Rankings 17+
- Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 1 player/pair.
Each continent is guaranteed one entry in each event. If this is not satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranking player/pair will be qualified. If there is no player/pair in the rankings, the winner of the most recently contested Continental Championship will be qualified.
The host nation (People's Republic of China) shall be entitled to enter 2 players in total, but more than 2 players are permitted if they all qualified under qualifying regulations.
There will also be 2 invitational places in each singles event which will be allocated by the IOC Tripartite Commission. For additional qualifying info check the references below.
[edit] References
| Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Badminton at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1972 (demonstration) • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 (demonstration) • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in badminton |
