IOC has started releasing qualification guidelines for different sports for LA 2028 Olympics. We will cover qualification guidelines for all major sports concerning India.

You can check LA 2028 programme here.

On to the Badminton qualification guidelines now…

Badminton at LA 2028 Olympics

Where will Badminton take place?

Badminton will be held at the Galen Center, a multi-purpose indoor arena at the University of Southern California (USC).

Dates for Competition:

15-24th July 2028

Medal Events: 21-24th July 2028

Events in Badminton at the LA Olympics:

5 events: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Number of Quota Places:

A total of 172 quotas will be allocated (86 Male and 86 Female).

A nation can have a maximum 16 quotas (8 Male and 8 Female).

How to Qualify:

Qualification will be based on BWF World Rankings. The ranking period will be between 3 May 2027 to 30 April 2028.

Singles Qualification: A maximum of 2 quotas will be allocated in both Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles, provided both athletes are ranked in the Top 16. If the player is outside top 16, 1 quota will be allocated to a nation basis a maximum of 38 entries.

Doubles Qualification: A maximum of 2 quotas will be allocated in each of Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles if the pairs are ranked in the Top 8. Otherwise, 1 quota per nation basis a maximum of 16 pairs per doubles event.

Universality Rule: In each of the event, at least one player/one pair needs to be from each of the 5 continental confederations.

Host Country Quota: 1 quota per gender is reserved for host nation.

Indian Players to watch out for during qualification:

Men’s Singles: There are currently 6 Indian players in Top-50 ranking (Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Tharun Mannepali). These players should vie for quota places.

Women’s Singles: A lot of young players are coming up. A total o 6 players are in the top-50 world ranking currently (PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Rakshitha Sree, Anupama, Isharani, Malvika).

Men’s Doubles: Satwik/Chirag are favourites to qualify and hopefully should be medal contenders.

Women’s Doubles: Tressa/Gayatri are one to watch on the Road to LA 2028.

Mixed Doubles: Dhruv/Tanisha and Rohan/Shivani are the 2 pairs to watch out.

Indian Olympic Medalists in Badminton:

2012 London Olympics: Saina Nehwal (Bronze)
2016 Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu (Silver)
2020 Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu (Bronze)

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