Olympics sports 2024 : Badminton is one of the few Olympic sports in which the USA has never medaled
Could this at last be the year for Team USA in badminton?
Americans have been shut out of the podium in each of the eight Olympic Games where badminton has been featured. It is one of the few sports teams that the USA has never won a medal in
The USA is the farthest team in any Olympic badminton event in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the 2008 Beijing Games.
The United States will have seven athletes win the nation’s first Olympic title at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Beiwen Zhang, who suffered a tournament-ending Achilles rupture in the round of 16 at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, will compete in the women’s singles for the second straight Olympics. Meanwhile, Howard Shu will return to men’s singles after making his debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Five other Team USA athletes will make their Olympics sports doubles debut: twin sisters Annie Xu and Kerry Xu in women’s doubles, Vinson Chiu and Joshua Yuan in men’s doubles, and Vinson Chiu/Jenny Guy in mixed doubles.
As Team USA looks to at last end its badminton medal drought, here’s what to know about the racket sport:
How long has badminton been an Olympic sport?
Badminton debuted at the 1992 Barcelona Games, and the sport has featured in every Olympics sports since.
What equipment is used in badminton at Olympics sports?
Players use a racket to hit a birdie or shuttlecock over a net that is 5-feet long in the center and one inch tall at each post.
How long is the badminton court?
Badminton courts are 44 feet in length in all competitions, but the width differs for singles versus doubles. Singles matches are played on a court 17-feet wide.
The court is expanded to 20 feet for doubles matches.
What are the rules of badminton at Olympics sports?
Badminton players repeatedly hit the birdie over the net until one side is unable to successfully return it. The bird is allowed to hit the net on its way, but it cannot pass through or under the net. Each side is allowed one birdie hit to get over the net