List of Olympic venues in badminton
Table:
Games

Venue

Other sports hosted at venue for games

Capacity

Ref.

1988 Seoul
Seoul National University Gymnasium (demonstration)
Table tennis
5,000

[1]

1992 Barcelona
Pavelló de la Mar Bella
None
4,000

[2]

1996 Atlanta
Georgia State University Gymnasium
None
3,500

[3][4]

2000 Sydney
The Dome and Exhibition Complex
Basketball, Gymnastics (rhythmic), Handball, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Volleyball (indoor)
6,000

[5]

2004 Athens
Goudi Olympic Hall
None
8,000

[6]

2008 Beijing
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Gymnastics (rhythmic)
7,500

[7]

2012 London
Wembley Arena
Gymnastics (rhythmic)
6,000

[8]

2016 Rio de Janeiro
Riocentro – Pavilion 4
None
6,500
[9]

2020 Tokyo
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
7,200

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The 1988 Summer Olympics ( Korean : 서울 하계 올림픽 ; RR : Seoul Hagye Ollimpik [ sʌ.ul ɦaɡje olːimpʰik ] ) , officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul , South Korea . In the Seoul Games , 159 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes : 6,197 men and 2,194 women . 237 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics . 11,331 media ( 4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world . These were the last Olympic Games for the Soviet Union and East Germany , as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games . The Soviets utterly dominated the medal table , winning 55 gold and 132 total medals . No country came close to this result after 1988 . The games were boycotted by North Korea and its ally , Cuba . Ethiopia , Albania and the Seychelles did not respond to the invitations sent by the IOC . Nicaragua did not participate due to athletic and financial considerations . The participation of Madagascar had been expected , and their team was expected at the opening ceremony of 160 nations . However , the country withdrew because of financial reasons .
Seoul National University Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul , South Korea . The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was built in 1986 to host table tennis and badminton ( demonstration ) events at the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , with four events contested .
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( Spanish : Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992 , Catalan : Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona , Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992 . Beginning in 1994 , the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years . The 1992 Summer Olympics was the last occasion for the Summer and Winter Olympics to be staged in the same year . This Olympiad was the first since the end of the Cold War , and was unaffected by boycotts for the first time since the 1972 Olympiad . The Unified Team topped the medal table , winning 45 gold and 112 overall medals .
The Pavelló de la Mar Bella is an indoor arena located in Barcelona , Catalonia . Seating 4000 , it hosted the badminton events for 1992 Summer Olympics . This venue was completed in time for the 1992 Games .
The 1996 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad , commonly known as Atlanta 1996 , and also referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event that was held from July 19 to August 4 , 1996 , in Atlanta , Georgia , U.S . These Games , which were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States , marked the centennial of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens - the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games . They were also the first since 1924 to be held in a different year from a Winter Olympics , under a new IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating , even-numbered years . More than 10,000 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees competed in 26 sports , including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball , mountain biking , and softball , as well as the new disciplines of lightweight rowing and women 's football ( soccer ) . 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debut in Atlanta , including eleven former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations . The hosting United States led the medal count with a total of 101 medals , and the most gold ( 44 ) and silver ( 32 ) medals out of all countries . The U.S. topped the medal count for the first time since 1984 , and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics . Notable performances during competition included those of Andre Agassi - who became the first men 's singles tennis player to combine a career Grand Slam with an Olympic gold medal , Donovan Bailey - who set a new world record of 9.84 for the men 's 100 meters , and Lilia Podkopayeva - who became the second gymnast to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics . The festivities were marred by violence on July 27 , when Eric Rudolph detonated pipe bombs at Centennial Olympic Park - a downtown park that was built to serve as a public focal point for the Games ' festivities , killing 1 and injuring 111 . In 2003 , Rudolph confessed to the bombing and a series of related attacks on abortion centers and a gay bar , and was sentenced to life in prison . He claimed that the bombing was meant to protest the U.S. government 's sanctioning of abortion on demand . The Games turned a profit , helped by record revenue from sponsorship deals and broadcast rights , and reliance on private funding ( as opposed to the extensive public funding used on later Olympics ) , among other factors .
The Georgia State University Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta , Georgia , United States . It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia State University and hosted the badminton competition of the 1996 Summer Olympics . Georgia State 's women 's volleyball team uses the facility as well .
The 2000 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium , was an international multi-sport event held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It was the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia , and also the Southern Hemisphere , the first being in Melbourne , Victoria , in 1956 .
The Sydney Showground is a purpose built venue used each year for the Sydney Royal Easter Show . Located at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia , it was opened in 1998 , as a venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics and to replace the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park . Sydney Showground is operated by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW ( RAS ) , under lease from the NSW Government .
Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event . It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000 . Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney , Australia . The United States claimed the gold medals in both the men 's and women 's competitions .
At the 2000 Summer Olympics , three different gymnastics disciplines were contested : artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics , and trampoline . The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on 16-25 September and 22-23 September , respectively . The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Pavilion 3 of the Sydney Olympic Park on 28 September - 1 October .
Final results for the Team Handball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics :
The modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held from 30 September to 1 October 2000 . The men 's and women 's events each involved 24 athletes . The venues for the events were The Dome and Exhibition Complex ( fencing and shooting ) , the Sydney International Aquatic Centre ( swimming ) , and Sydney Baseball Stadium ( horse riding and cross-country running ) . For the first time in Olympic history , modern pentathlon at these Olympic games had the highest ratio of NOC representation with respect to its quota out of all the sports , and also , the women 's event was officially included in the program . Great Britain was also the most successful nation , topping the medal table with two medals . Stephanie Cook of Great Britain won the inaugural women 's event . Her compatriot Kate Allenby took the bronze medal , while Emily de Riel of the United States claimed the silver . The Eastern European nations , on the other hand , dominated the men 's event , as Dmitry Svatkovsky of Russia won the gold , followed by Hungary 's Gábor Balogh and Belarus ' Pavel Dovgal , who each obtained silver and bronze medals , respectively .
At the 2000 Summer Olympics , four volleyball events were contested - mens and womens indoor volleyball , and men 's and women 's beach volleyball .
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( Greek : Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004 , Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004 , was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home . The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete , some 600 more than expected , accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries . There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports . Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance . 2004 also marked the return of the Olympic Games to the city where they began . Having previously hosted the Olympics in 1896 , Athens became one of only four cities to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two separate occasions at the time ( together with Paris , London , and Los Angeles ) . A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games , replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since the 1928 Games . This rectified the long lasting mistake of using a depiction of the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue . The new design features the Panathenaic Stadium . The 2004 Summer Games were hailed as unforgettable , dream games by IOC President Jacques Rogge , and left Athens with a significantly improved infrastructure , including a new airport , ring road , and subway system . There have been arguments ( mostly in popular media ) regarding the cost of the 2004 Athens Summer Games and their possible contribution to the 2010-2018 Greek government-debt crisis , however , there is little or no evidence for such a correlation . The 2004 Olympics were generally deemed to be a success , with the rising standard of competition amongst nations across the world .
The Badminton Theater ( Greek : Θέατρο Badminton ) is a venue utilized for the staging of medium- and large-scale multiplex events . Situated inside the metropolitan park of Goudi in Athens , Greece , the theater was originally designed to host concerts , plays , dance performances and musicals . As of 2012 , conferences , meetings , presentations and corporate events are also held at the venue due to the construction of additional facilities .
The 2008 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ( Chinese : 第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing , China . [ b ] A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics ) . This was the first time that China had hosted the Summer Olympics , but the third time that the Games had been held in East Asia , following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo , Japan , and the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics . These were the second summer Olympic Games staged in a Communist country , after the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics and the third in a developing country after the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union and the first overall Olympics to be hosted by a Communist state since the former Yugoslavia hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001 , having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after two rounds of voting . The Government of the People 's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transport systems . A total of 37 venues were used to host the events , including twelve constructed specifically for the 2008 Olympics . The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong , making this the third Olympics for which the events were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs . [ c ] The sailing events were contested in Qingdao , while the football events took place across several different cities . The official logo for the 2008 Games , titled Dancing Beijing , featured a stylised calligraphic character jīng ( 京 , means capital ) in reference to the host city . The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3,500,000,000 people worldwide and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay . The event sets numerous world and Olympics records in the history of sports , and is also the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time and second-most expensive overall , after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
The Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium ( simplified Chinese : 北京工业大学体育馆 ; traditional Chinese : 北京工業大學體育館 ; pinyin : Běijīng Gōngyè Dàxué Tǐyùguǎn ) is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Beijing University of Technology in the Chaoyang District in Beijing , China . The gymnasium hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events . The gymnasium seating capacity is 7,500 and has a floor space of 2700 square metres . After the Olympic Games , it has served as a training facility for Chinese badminton teams and also as a sports and recreational activities centre for students and local communities . The gymnasium was completed in September 2007 .
At the 2008 Summer Olympics , three different gymnastics disciplines were contested : artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline . The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19 . The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on August 21-24 . The trampoline events were also held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 16-19 .
The 2012 Summer Olympics , formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London , United Kingdom . The first event , the group stage in women 's football , began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July . 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated . Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone , London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore , defeating bids from Moscow , New York City , Madrid , and Paris . London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times , having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948 . Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment , with an emphasis on sustainability . The main focus was a new 200-hectare ( 490-acre ) Olympic Park , constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford , East London . The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid . The Games received general praise for their organisation , with the volunteers , the British military and public enthusiasm praised particularly highly . The opening ceremony , directed by Danny Boyle , received widespread acclaim throughout the world , particular praise from the British public and a minority of widely ranging criticisms from some social media sites . During the Games , Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time , winning his 22nd medal . Saudi Arabia , Qatar , and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time , so that every currently eligible country has sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games .
Wembley Arena /ˈwɛmbli/ ( originally the Empire Pool and , since 1 July 2014 , currently known as The SSE Arena , Wembley for sponsorship reasons ) is an indoor arena adjacent to Wembley Stadium in Wembley , London . Used for music , comedy , family entertainment and sport , the 12,500-seat facility is London 's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena , and the ninth-largest ( as of August 2019 ) in the United Kingdom .
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens . For 32 years , only men were allowed to compete . Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well . Rhythmic gymnastics events were introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , and were added in 20202 for hospital reasons trampoline events were added at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( Portuguese : Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , [ a ] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( Portuguese : Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada ) and commonly known as Rio 2016 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August . These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country , after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico , the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union , and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China . More than 11,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees took part , including first time entrants Kosovo , South Sudan , and the Refugee Olympic Team . With 306 sets of medals , the games featured 28 Olympic sports , including rugby sevens and golf , which were added to the Olympic program in 2009 . These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo , Belo Horizonte , Salvador , Brasília , and Manaus . These were the first Summer Olympic Games to take place under the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) presidency of Thomas Bach . The host city Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 2 October 2009 . Rio became the first South American city ever to host the Olympic Games . These were the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country , the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country 's winter season , the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America , and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere . The United States topped the medal table , winning the most gold and overall medals , 46 and 121 , as well as its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal overall . Great Britain finished second and became only the second country in modern Olympic history to increase its tally of medals in the Olympiad immediately after it had been host nation . China finished third .
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Built in 1977 , it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America .
The 2020 Summer Olympics ( Japanese : 2020年夏季オリンピック , Hepburn : Nisen Nijū-nen Kaki Orinpikku ) , officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad ( Japanese : 第三十二回オリンピック競技大会 , Hepburn : Dai Sanjūni-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai ) and commonly known as Tokyo 2020 ( tōkyō nisen-nijū ) or the Recovery Olympics ( Fukkō Gorin ( Japanese : 復興五輪 ) , in reference to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster recovery ) , is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo , Japan , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 22 July . Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires , Argentina on 7 September 2013 . This will be the second time that Japan and specifically Tokyo has hosted the Summer Olympic Games , the first being in 1964 , making it the first city in Asia to host the summer Games twice . Overall , these will be the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Japan , which also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 ( Sapporo ) and 1998 ( Nagano ) . The 2020 Games will be the second of three consecutive Olympics to be held in East Asia , the first being the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County , South Korea , and the next being the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing , China . These Games will see the introduction of new and additional competitions at the Summer Olympics , including 3x3 basketball , freestyle BMX and Madison cycling , as well as further mixed events . Under new IOC policies that allow the host organizing committee to add sports to the Olympic programme to augment the permanent core Olympic events , these Games will see karate , sport climbing , surfing and skateboarding make their Olympic debuts , as well as the return of baseball and softball for the first time since 2008 .
The Musashino Forest Sports Plaza is a multi-sport venue located in Chōfu , Tokyo , Japan . It will serve as one of the venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics . The Musashino Forest Sports Plaza will host the badminton , fencing competitions and wheelchair basketball games 2020 Summer Paralympics . The main arena has a seating capacity of over 10,000 , and also includes a swimming pool , a gym , a multi-use sports area and two fitness studios , that is available for use by the general public . It is the first new venue completed for Tokyo 2020 . Construction took three and a half years and cost over $ 300 million to complete . In October 2018 , the venue hosted the Japan Open Tennis Championships as the Ariake Coliseum is being renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics .
Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games , Baron Pierre de Coubertin , and was first contested in 1912 . Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games , which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time . The modern pentathlon simulates the experience of a 19th-century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines : he/she must ride an unfamiliar horse , fight with pistol and sword , swim , and run . Therefore , the modern pentathlon event comprises the five sport disciplines :