Para-Badminton debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Summary Games Year Events Best nation 16 2020 14 (1) 17 2024 16 (2)

History The 2020 Summer Olympics makes the debut appearance of badminton, with 14 events hold.

Events Current program Event 2020 2024 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

Successful national teams Below is the gold medalists showed based on category and countries after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Bolded numbers below indicate a country as the overall winner of Olympic badminton of that year.

RankCountry20202024Total15914232531232132136112Total141630

Medal summary by event Men's singles

Men's singles WH1

Men's singles WH2

Men's singles SL3

Men's singles SL4

Men's singles SU5

Men's singles SH6

Women's singles

Women's singles WH1

Women's singles WH2

Women's singles SL3

Women's singles SL4

Women's singles SU5

Women's singles SH6

Men's doubles

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Women's doubles

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Women's doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles SH6

Competition 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 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 22 2 –1 1 –2 1 13 2 11 2 –1 1 913 2 14 2 11 2 1– 1 68 2 63 2 44 2 22 2 713 2 79 2 12 2 –1 1 1312 2 25 2 1– 1 –1 1 –2 1 11 2 13 2 12 2 11 2 1– 1 77 2 23 2 78 2 22 2 1– 1 11 2 –2 1 Nations 28 31 35 Year 2020 2024 2

See also Badminton at the Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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