Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was played at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, from 29 August to 2 September. There were 16 events, two more than the previous Games; seven events each for men and women (six singles, one doubles) and two mixed doubles events.^{[1] [2]}

Classification

There will be six different classes in competition.

• 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 impairment 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.
• SH6: Athletes who have achondroplasia and short stature.

Qualification

See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Ranking period starts from January 2023 and ends in March 2024.^[3]

Schedule

The schedule are as below:^[4]

G

Group stage

¼

Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

G

Gold medal match

Events	Dates
	Thu 29 Aug		Fri 30 Aug		Sat 31 Aug		Sun 1 Sep				Mon 2 Sep
	M	E	M	E	M	E	M		E		M		E
Men's singles WH1		G		G	G		¼	½			B		G
Men's singles WH2			G	G		G	½						B	G
Men's singles SL3	G		G		G				½		B	G
Men's singles SL4	G		G		G				½				B	G
Men's singles SU5	G		G	G	G	G			½				B	G
Men's singles SH6		G		G		G	¼		½				B	G
Women's singles WH1		G	G	G	G	¼	½				B	G
Women's singles WH2			G	G	G	¼	½				B		G
Women's singles SL3	G		G		G		¼		½		B	G
Women's singles SL4	G		G		G		¼		½		B	G
Women's singles SU5	G	G	G	G	G	G	¼		½				B	G
Women's singles SH6		G		G		G	¼		½				B	G
Men's doubles WH1–WH2	G		G		G	½			B	G
Women's doubles WH1–WH2	G		G	G		½			B	G
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5	G	G		G		½					B	G
Mixed doubles SH6	G	G		G		½					B	G

Participating nations

120 athletes from 31 nations competing this edition of Paralympic.^[5]

• • • • • • • • • • (Host)

Medalists

Singles events

Men's singles	WH1
	WH2
	SL3
	SL4
	SU5
	SH6
Women's singles	WH1
	WH2
	SL3
	SL4
	SU5
	SH6

Doubles events

Men's doubles	WH1–WH2	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young	Hiroshi Murayama Daiki Kajiwara
Women's doubles	WH1–WH2	Yin Menglu Liu Yutong	Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki	Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan
Mixed doubles	SL3–SU5	Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila	Fredy Setiawan Khalimatus Sadiyah	Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël
	SH6	Lin Naili Li Fengmei	Miles Krajewski Jayci Simon	Subhan Rina Marlina

See also

• Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics

External links

• Results book

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 November 2023. 2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide . International Paralympic Committee.
2. Web site: Para badminton - Paris 2024. 21 May 2023. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
3. Web site: 3 January 2023. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – BWF. Badminton World Federation.
4. Web site: Badminton – Schedule . 25 August 2024 . . 27 August 2024.
5. Web site: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Para Badminton Qualifier List . . 6 August 2024.