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Riocentro Pavilion 4 was the venue of badminton competition. The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. [1]
A tournament director (TD) is an official at a competitive sporting or gaming event, who typically perform a number of key functions.The extent of the tournament director's duties varies depending on the size of the tournament, the nature of the competition, and the number of other officials to whom roles can be delegated.
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .
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February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in Guadalajara [5] Men: Mexico defeated Canada, 3–0, in the final. Women: United States defeated Canada, 3–2, in the final. February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in Auckland [6] Men: New Zealand defeated Australia, 4–1, in the final.
The 2016 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2017 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships , BWF promoted the sport of badminton through an extensive worldwide program of events.
Pages in category "Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 20 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016. [1] The event was won by the reigning world champion, China's Chen Long who defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia who was also runner up to Chen at the 2015 World Championships. This ...