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Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Field	Value
event	Badminton
games	2016 Summer
image	Badminton, Rio 2016.png
image_size	150
venue	Riocentro Pavilion 4
dates	11–20 August 2016
num_events	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
competitors	172
nations	46
prev	2012 London
next	2020 Tokyo

Riocentro Pavilion 4]] was the venue of badminton competition

The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

Similar to 2012 format, a combination of group play and knockout stages had been maintained at these Games. In all the doubles tournaments, the Badminton World Federation instituted several changes to the competition rules after the match fixing scandal from the previous Olympics, as all pairs finishing second in their groups would be placed into another draw to determine who they face in the next round, while the top pair in each group must have a fixed position matched to its designated seed in the knockout phase.

Hawk-Eye technology was first implemented in the sport of badminton in 2014 and made its Olympic debut during the Games. This system allows players to challenge line calls and request a video review, significantly enhancing the accuracy of officiating in the sport.

The Games made use of about 8,400 shuttlecocks.

Qualification

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic qualification period took place between 4 May 2015 and 1 May 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on 5 May 2016, was used to allocate spots. Unlike the previous Games, nations could only enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both were ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players had been completed. Similar regulations in the singles tournaments also applied to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both were ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs were entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs was filled.

For each player who had qualified in more than one discipline, an additional quota place in each of the singles tournaments would have become free. If no player from one continent had qualify, the best ranked player from a respective continent would have got a quota place.

Schedule

Date →		colspan="3"	Thu 11		colspan="3"	Fri 12		colspan="3"	Sat 13		colspan="3"	Sun 14		colspan="2"	Mon 15		colspan="2"	Tues 16		colspan="2"	Wed 17		colspan="2"	Thu 18		colspan="2"	Fri 19		colspan="2"	Sat 20	Event ↓		M		A		E		M		A		E		M		A		E		M		A		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E		M		E
Men's singles	P
Men's doubles	P
Women's singles	P
Women's doubles	P
Mixed doubles	P

Participation

Participating nations

Competitors

Main article: List of badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Mixed doubles
INA
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir	MAS
Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying	CHN
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei

Results

Men's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Women's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Men's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

References

"Rio 2016: Badminton". [[Rio 2016]].
Mackay, Duncan. (30 November 2012). "Olympics doubles rules changed for Rio 2016 after match-fixing scandal". Inside the Games.
(2023-08-24). "Badminton's Evolution: A historical glimpse into the sport’s changing face over the decades".
"8,400 shuttlecocks, 250 golf carts, 54 boats... the mind-blowing numbers behind the Rio 2016 Games".
"Rio 2016 – BWF Badminton Qualification System". [[Badminton World Federation.
(11 February 2014). "Singles Maximum Reduced for Rio 2016". [[Badminton World Federation]].

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