At the London Summer Games, the Badminton comptetition will be contested at the Wembley Arena from Saturday 28 July to Sunday 5 August. Badminton fans can get Olympic Badminton Tickets from eSeats.com. Read more below about the Olympic Badminton competition.
Date |
Event Description |
Event Code |
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| July 28th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD001 |
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| July 28th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD002 |
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| July 28th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD003 |
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| July 29th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD004 |
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| July 29th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD005 |
|
| July 29th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD006 |
|
| July 30th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD007 |
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| July 30th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD008 |
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| July 30th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD009 |
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| July 30th |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD010 |
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| July 31st |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD011 |
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| July 31st |
- Mens Singles Preliminaries
- Mens Doubles Preliminaries
- Womens Singles Preliminaries
- Womens Doubles Preliminaries
- Mixed Doubles Preliminaries
|
BD012 |
|
| Aug 1st |
|
BD013 |
|
| Aug 1st |
- Womens Singles Round of 16
- Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
|
BD014 |
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| Aug 2nd |
- Mens Doubles Quarter-finals
|
BD015 |
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| Aug 2nd |
- Mens Singles Quarter-finals
- Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
|
BD016 |
|
| Aug 2nd |
- Mens Singles Quarter-finals
- Womens Doubles Semi-finals
|
BD017 |
|
| Aug 3rd |
- Mixed Doubles Bronze medal match
|
BD019 |
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| Aug 3rd |
- Mixed Doubles Gold medal match, victory ceremony
|
BD020 |
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| Aug 4th |
- Mixed Doubles Bronze medal match
|
BD021 |
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| Aug 4th |
- Womens Singles Bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony
- Womens Doubles Gold medal match, victory ceremony
|
BD022 |
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| Aug 5th |
- Mens Singles Bronze medal match
- Mens Doubles Bronze medal match
|
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| Aug 5th |
- Singles Gold medal match, victory ceremony
- Doubles Gold medal match, victory ceremony
|
BD023 |
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More about the 2012 Olympic Badminton competition - Badminton players at the London 2012 Olympic Games will need lightning-fast reactions if they’re to keep up with shuttlecocks travelling at speeds in excess of 400km/h. Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport with five events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The beginnings of Badminton can be traced to mid-18th century British India, where it was created by British military officers stationed there. Early photographs show Englishmen adding a net to the traditional English game of battledore and shuttlecock. Being particularly popular in the British garrison town Poona (now Pune), the game also came to be known as Poona. Initially, balls of wool referred as ball badminton were preferred by the upper classes in windy or wet conditions, but ultimately the shuttlecock stuck. This game was taken by retired officers back to England where it developed and rules were set out.