Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Badminton
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Yoyogi National Stadium
Competitors 90

Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take place at the Yoyogi National Stadium, the same location where wheelchair rugby will be competing.

There will be a total of fourteen events taking place: seven male events (six singles, one doubles), six female events (five singles, one doubles) and one mixed doubles event.[1]

Classification

There are six different classes that will be in this sport.[2]

ClassDescription
WH1Athletes who have impairment in both lower limbs and trunk and/or have high spinal cord injuries. They may also have impaired hand function which could impact the ability to manoeuvre in their wheelchair. Their playing style is by holding their wheelchair with one hand while the other hand is moving the racquet; they will push or pull themselves to a neutral wheelchair sitting position after the stroke.
WH2Similar to WH1 athletes, WH2 athletes have one or more impairments in their lower limbs, one or more loss of legs (above the knee) and would have minimal or no trunk impairment and/or lower . They would move their wheelchairs quicker than WH1 athletes and they will hold onto their wheels less to maintain their balance.
SL3Athletes would have impairment in one or both lower limbs and have poor walking/running balance: to reduce their impairment, they would often compete on half-court (lengthwise). These athletes would have cerebral palsy, bilateral polio or loss of both legs below the knee.
SL4Athletes would run faster and have better balance than athletes who are in the SL3 class, they would have an impairment in one or both lower limbs, unilateral polio or mild cerebral palsy. These athletes would play on full-court.
SU5Unlike the SL3 and SL4 sport classes, SU5 have impairments in their upper limbs such as a missing thumb which restricts grip and power of the stroke or loss of an arm due to amputation or nerve damage. Also, athletes may have a severe impairment to their non-playing arm which can affect balance movements, trunk rotation and ability to serve.
SS6Athletes who have achondroplasia and short stature.

Qualification

Eligible athletes have to gain points to qualify to compete at the Games. The list will be published by late April 2020. This table shows the timeline of championships where athletes have to earn points to be able to qualify.[3]

2019/2020 Calendar

CompetitionDateVenue
Turkish Para-Badminton International 201926th - 31st March 2019Turkey Antalya
Dubai Para-Badminton International 20192nd - 7th April 2019United Arab Emirates Dubai
Uganda Para-Badminton International 201923rd - 28th April 2019Uganda Kampala
Irish Para-Badminton International 201917th - 23rd June 2019Republic of Ireland Dublin
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships20th - 25th August 2019Switzerland Basel
2019 Parapan American Games29th August - 1st September 2019Peru Lima
Thailand Para-Badminton International 201916th - 22nd September 2019Thailand Bangkok
China Para-Badminton International 201923rd - 29th September 2019China Beijing
Denmark Para-Badminton International 201915th - 20th October 2019Denmark Odense
Australia Para-Badminton International 201919th - 24th November 2019Australia Melbourne
Brazil Para-Badminton International 202010th - 16th February 2020Brazil Sao Paulo
Peru Para-Badminton International 202017th - 23rd February 2020Peru Lima

Medalists

Singles events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles WH1
Men's singles WH2
Men's singles SL3
Men's singles SL4
Men's singles SU5
Men's singles SS6
Women's singles WH1
Women's singles WH2
Women's singles SL4
Women's singles SU5

Doubles events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's doubles WH1-2
Women's doubles WH1-2
Women's doubles SL3-SU5
Mixed doubles SL3-SU5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. 12 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Para Badminton Classification". www.paralympic.org. 12 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "BWF Para-Badminton 2019 - 2020 Calendar". badmintoneurope.com. 12 October 2019.
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