Badminton has been a crucial sport which has attracted several eyeballs over a period of time at the Olympic Games. After making its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Games in Munich, followed by being an exhibition sport at the 1988 Seoul Games, badminton became a full programme at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
China has been the top contenders at the Olympics with 47 medals, which includes 20 gold medals. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the badminton matches will be played from July 27 till August 5 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena. Here in this article, we’ll take a look at the list of Indian athletes and the categories and its schedule at the Paris Olympics.
Indian athletes qualified in badminton for 2024 Paris Olympics
H.S Prannoy: Men’s singles
Lakshya Sen: Men’s singles
P.V Sindhu: Women’s singles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty: Men’s doubles
Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto: Women’s doubles
Badminton at Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, venue, categories and more
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, badminton events will take place from July 27 onwards. The matches will be played until August 5 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, which is a sport and a cultural venue in the 18th arrondissement in the north-east of Paris.
Moreover, badminton features five medal events at the Olympics – men’s and women’s singles, mixed doubles and men’s and women’s doubles.
The medal matches will be played on August 3 for women’s doubles, while the men’s doubles finals will be held on August 4. All singles matches will be played on August 5.
What are the rules in badminton and how does scoring works?
A sport which requires fast reflexes and reactions has comparatively simple rules. In badminton, a shuttlecock can be hit over 40 times in the course of a 20-second rally. All matches in badminton begin with round-robin groups before progressing into the knockouts. The first to reach 21 points, wins a game and the winner is decided with the best-of-three game result.
When and where to watch 2024 Paris Olympics in India?
Viacom18 has bagged the media rights in India for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Seeing this, the upcoming Summer Games will be broadcast on Sports18 channels in India, while the live streaming will be available for free on JioCinema app and website.