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Participation and Medals
- Number of countries participating: 74.
- First-time participants: El Salvador, Kazakhstan, and Nepal will send representatives to the Olympics for the first time in Paris.
- Total countries winning medals: 12, with 7 from Asia and 5 from Europe.
- China’s dominance: China is the only country to have swept all medals, achieving this at the 2012 London Olympics.
- All-gold achievers: China and Indonesia are the only countries to win gold in all five events.
- Indonesia’s performance: Indonesia excelled in all events except men’s doubles, where South Korea secured the most medals (7).
- Medal-winning consistency: China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Denmark have won medals across all categories.
- Malaysia’s struggle: Despite being a traditional badminton powerhouse, Malaysia has yet to reach the podium.
- European champions: Only Denmark and Spain have produced gold medalists in Europe, while all other gold medals come from Asia (China, Indonesia, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Japan).
- South Korea’s last win: The last gold medal for South Korea was in the mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Denmark’s success: Denmark is the most successful European nation with nine medals.
- European double challenges: European players have struggled to win gold in the doubles events.
Potential Highlights
- South Korea’s medal count: With 21 medals, just one shy of Indonesia’s tally, South Korea could become the second-most decorated country in Olympic history.
- Viktor Axelsen’s potential feat: Axelsen aims to become the second men’s singles player to defend his gold medal, following Lin Dan (2008, 2012).
- Chen Yufei’s chance for history: Chen Yufei could emulate compatriot Zhang Ning (2004, 2008) by defending her women’s singles title.
- PV Sindhu’s record: A victory for Sindhu would make her the second singles player to win five different colored medals.
- India’s doubles hopes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty could win India’s first doubles medal.
- European milestone: No European player has won more than twice. Axelsen and Carolina Marin could become the first.
- Unique champions: Fu Haifeng is the only player to have won the same event with different partners (2012, 2016). Apriyani Rahayu and Huang Dongping could follow in his footsteps.
- Double gold potential: World champion Seo Seung-jae could become the first male player to win two gold medals in one Olympics, a feat achieved by Zhao Yunlei in 2012.
