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Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held 24 July to 2 August 2021 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, across five events. China led with two golds; no BWF top-ranked player or pair won gold, and Axelsen took men's singles.
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Men's singles badminton at Tokyo 2020 (24 July–2 August 2021, Musashino Forest Sport Plaza): Viktor Axelsen beat defending champion Chen Long 21-15, 21-12 for gold; Anthony Ginting took bronze; world number one Kento Momota exited early.
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics: five-event Paris 2024 tournament, 27 July to 5 August 2024 at Porte de la Chapelle Arena; 173 athletes, China led with 2 gold and 3 silver, Asians won 14 of 15 medals.
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games is the badminton competition of the 20th Asian Games, held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan under Olympic Council of Asia governance, with team and individual events.
Badminton at the Summer Olympics
Badminton at the Summer Olympics: medal sport since Barcelona 1992 (demonstration 1972, exhibition 1988), five events including mixed doubles since 1996, governed by the BWF and dominated by China, Indonesia, and South Korea.
Badminton at the Summer Paralympics
Badminton at the Summer Paralympics (Para badminton), BWF-governed racket sport, debuted at Tokyo 2020 with six classes WH1-WH2, SL3-SL4, SU5, SH6; 14 events, China led with 5 golds; 16 events at Paris 2024 and LA28.
Badminton at the Summer Universiade
Badminton joined the Summer Universiade at Bangkok 2007 as an optional sport and became compulsory from Chengdu 2021, awarding medals in six events, with shared bronzes in each.
Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC), formerly the European Badminton Union, is the BWF continental governing body for European badminton, founded 24 September 1967 in Frankfurt am Main by 11 members, now 52, based in Denmark.
Badminton House
Badminton House is a Grade I listed country house at Great Badminton in South Gloucestershire, England, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since 1682 and the namesake of the sport of badminton.
Badminton in India
Badminton in India: governed by the Badminton Association of India (BAI, founded 1934); sport traces roots to poona; India won its first Thomas Cup in 2022, hosts the India Open Super 750, and adopts 3x15 scoring from July 2026.
Badminton Oceania
Badminton Oceania (BOC), formerly Oceania Badminton Confederation, is the BWF continental governing body for badminton in Oceania, formed 21 May 1987 by Australia and New Zealand, with 18 member associations and its head office in Auckland.
Badminton players from Jiangsu
Badminton players from Jiangsu, China, produced by the Nanjing Sport Institute provincial team founded 1971: Sun Zhi'an, Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Zhang Jun, Cai Yun, Shi Yuqi, He Bingjiao, Lu Guangzu.
Badminton players of the Americas, Africa and Oceania
Badminton players of the Americas, Africa and Oceania are international competitors from these three regions. Africa features leaders like Anuoluwapo Opeyori, and Oceania lists 26 Australian and 17 New Zealand players.
Badminton World Federation
Badminton World Federation (BWF), formerly International Badminton Federation (IBF), founded 5 July 1934 in London, renamed 2006; badminton's international governing body, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, 204 member associations, weighted voting, president Patama Leeswadtrakul.
Badmotorfinger
Badmotorfinger (1991) is Soundgarden's third album, released on A&M the same day as Nirvana's Nevermind. Produced by Terry Date, first with bassist Ben Shepherd, it sold over two million copies and was Grammy-nominated for Best Metal Performance.
Badoo
Badoo is a London-founded dating and social discovery app launched in 2006 by Andrey Andreev; a pioneer of web and mobile dating, now wholly owned by Bumble Inc. after Blackstone's 2019 $3 billion MagicLab acquisition.
Badopal Mound
Badopal Mound (Ancient Mounds, Badopal), ASI-protected archaeological mounds at Badopal, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, in the dry Ghaggar bed; a leading Rang Mahal culture site, notified 1951, register N-RJ-47.
Badou
Badou (拔都) was a prince of the pre-Yuan Mongol Empire, son of Shu Chi, who led the western campaign against the Rus' principalities and Hungary and helped enthrone Möngke.
Badou Jack
Badou Jack, nicknamed "The Ripper", is a Swedish professional boxer who has won world titles in three divisions: WBC super middleweight, WBA light heavyweight, and WBC cruiserweight.
Badou Ndiaye
Badou Ndiaye (Pape Alioune Ndiaye), Senegalese midfielder born 1990 in Dakar; Diambars academy, Bodø/Glimt, Galatasaray, Stoke City (€16M, 2018). Two Turkish titles, two Turkish Cups, 24 Senegal caps, 2018 World Cup; retired.
Badr al-Din al-Ayni
Badr al-Din al-Ayni (بدر الدين العيني) was a Hanafi jurist and historian who served the Mamluk sultans of Cairo as chief judge until his death in 1451.
Badr al-Din Lu'lu'
Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (بدر الدين لؤلؤ), titled al-Malik al-Rahim, was a mamluk who served as regent for the last Zengid princes of Mosul, then ruled it as an independent sultan from 1233 to 1259.
Badr Al-Duja Family Oasis
Badr Al-Duja Family Oasis (واحة بدر الدجى العائلية), a free 8-dunam family park numbered 29 in Karbala's Southern Green Belt, opened June 3, 2026 for Eid al-Ghadir, built by the Abbasid Holy Shrine with gardens, waterfalls, playgrounds, and a subsidized restaurant.
Badr Al-Ezzi
Badr Al-Ezzi (بدر العزي, also Bader Alezzi) is a sheilat singer of Yemeni origin based in Riyadh, third most-streamed artist in Saudi Arabia on Spotify in 2022.
Badr al-Jamali
Badr al-Jamali (بدر الجمالي) was an Armenian-born mamluk who became vizier and commander of the Fatimid caliphate of Egypt from 1073, restoring the state under Caliph al-Mustansir.
Badr al-Jamali's seizure of power and restoration
Badr al-Jamali's seizure of power and restoration (تسلط بدر الجمالي على شؤون الدولة) was the Armenian commander Badr al-Jamali's 1073–1074 takeover of the Fatimid state in Egypt.
Badr Hari
Badr Hari, born 1984 in Amsterdam, is a Moroccan heavyweight kickboxer, first K-1 Heavyweight Champion and later GLORY fighter, with 106 wins and 92 KOs, known for knockout power, the 2008 K-1 GP disqualification, and the Rico Verhoeven rivalry.
Badr ibn Hasanwayh
Badr ibn Hasanwayh (بدر بن حسنویه) was the Kurdish ruler of the Hasanwayhid emirate, centered at Dinawar in western Iran, from 979 until his death in 1014.
Badr ibn Sayf
Badr ibn Sayf (بدر بن سيف) was an Al Bu Said prince who ruled Oman as regent from 1804 and was killed by his cousin Said ibn Sultan in 1806.
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (بدر شاكر السياب) was an Iraqi poet, translator, and prose writer, born in 1926, remembered as a founder of the free verse movement in Arabic poetry.