Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
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Tokyo
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Japan
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, was played at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.
It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming ...
(renamed to Yoyogi National Stadium for the Games) from 1 to 5 September 2021. There were a total of fourteen events taking place: seven male events (six singles, one doubles), six female events (four singles, two doubles) and one mixed doubles event.
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Classification
There were six different classes in the competition.
Qualification
Schedule
Participating nations
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Medal table
Medalists
Singles events
Doubles events
References
External links
Results book
{{Paralympic Games Badminton
2020 Summer Paralympics events
Badminton tournaments in Japan
Para-badminton
2020
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Paralympics