Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Badminton at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Yoyogi National Stadium
Dates	2–6 September 2020
Competitors	90 in 14 events

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]

Class	Description
WH1	Athletes 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.
WH2	Similar 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.
SL3	Athletes 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.
SL4	Athletes 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.
SU5	Unlike 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.
SS6	Athletes who have achondroplasia and short stature.

Qualification

Main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – 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

Competition	Date	Venue
Turkish Para-Badminton International 2019	26–31 March 2019	Antalya
Dubai Para-Badminton International 2019	2–7 April 2019	Dubai
Uganda Para-Badminton International 2019	23–28 April 2019	Kampala
Canada Para-Badminton International 2019	7–12 May 2019	Ottawa
Irish Para-Badminton International 2019	17–23 June 2019	Dublin
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships	20–25 August 2019	Basel
Thailand Para-Badminton International 2019	16–22 September 2019	Bangkok
China Para-Badminton International 2019	23–29 September 2019	Hangzhou
Denmark Para-Badminton International 2019	15–20 October 2019	Odense
Tokyo Para-Badminton International 2019 (Paralympic Games Test Event)	11–17 November 2019	Tokyo
Brazil Para-Badminton International 2020	10–16 February 2020	São Paulo
Peru Para-Badminton International 2020	17–23 February 2020	Lima
Spanish Para-Badminton International 2020	9–15 March 2020	Murcia

Medal table

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

• Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 July 2020.
2. "Para Badminton Classification". www.paralympic.org. 12 October 2018.
3. "BWF Para-Badminton 2019 - 2020 Calendar". badmintoneurope.com. 12 October 2019.