Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 12 October. The events took place at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Badminton at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Badminton pictogram | |
| Venue | Tecnópolis |
| Dates | 7–12 October |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 63 (32 boys and 31 girls) from 46 nations |
Qualification edit
A total of 32 athletes will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors per gender should they both rank in the top 4 in the BWF Junior World Rankings. Otherwise each NOC will only be allowed a maximum of 1 competitor per gender.[1]
Each of the five continents must be represented in each gender. 27 quotas per gender will be decided based on BWF World Junior Ranking List on 3 May 2018. Host nation Argentina was ensured one quota place each gender. The remaining 4 quotas were made eligible for Universality Places.[2][3] To be eligible to participate, athletes must be on BWF World Junior Ranking List on 3 May 2018 and have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[1]
Qualification summary edit
| NOC | Boy | Girl | Total athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
1 | 1 | |
 Argentina |
1 | 1 | |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | |
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | |
 Brazil |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | |
 Cambodia |
1 | 1 | |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | |
 Chile |
1 | 1 | |
 China |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | |
 Egypt |
1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | |
 Fiji |
1 | 1 | |
 France |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 India |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
1 | 1 | |
 Japan |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 1 | |
 Laos |
1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia |
1 | 1 | |
 Moldova |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nepal |
1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria |
1 | 1 | |
 Norway |
1 | 1 | |
 Peru |
1 | 1 | |
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia |
1 | 1 | |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
1 | 1 | |
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 United States |
1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: 46 NOCs | 32 | 32 | 64 |
Boys edit
- Quota spots earned by Russia was returned, and were subsequently reallocated to Spain.
Girls edit
- Quota spots earned by Denmark, South Korea and Indonesia were returned, and were subsequently reallocated to Dominican Republic, Brazil and Sweden. One universality spot was also not used and this was reallocated to the next eligible nation in the world rankings: Sri Lanka. Later the quota place for Russia, the host spot, and another universality spot were returned and reallocated to Indonesia, Ukraine, and the Netherlands respectively. Eventually there were 31 participants, Wei Yaxin from China did not compete.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events edit
References edit
- ^ a b "5.4.2.1 YOG – Qualification Regulations for Buenos Aires 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "BDM_Athlets__Short_List_20180910 MS" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "BDM_Athlets__Short_List_20180910 WS" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2018.