Competitions & Results

As in badminton, Para badminton athletes compete in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

The following events will be held at the Paralympics:

		Tokio 2020		Paris 2024
Women (W) / Men (M)		W	M	W	M
Single	WH 1	= played		= played
	WH 2
	SL 3	= not played
	SL 4
	SU 5
	SH 6
Double	WH 1 & WH 2
	SL 3 & SL 4	= not existing
	SL 3 to SU 5
	SU 5
	SH 6
Mixed	WH 1 & WH 2
	SL 3 to SU 5
	SH 6
Total	W / M	7 / 7		8 / 8
	Events	14		16
	Athletes	90		120

For international competitions, all competitions must always be offeredon Level 1 and Level 2.

Event	Wheelchair		Standing			Short Stature
	WH 1	WH 2	SL 3	SL 4	SU 5	SH 6
Men's Singles	☒	☒	☒	☒	☒	☒
Women's Singles	☒	☒	☒	☒	☒	☒
Men’s Double	(1) ←     ☒     → (1)		(2) ←     ☒     → (2)		(3)  ☒  (3)	☒
Women’s Double	(1) ←     ☒     → (1)		(4) ←                     ☒                     → (4)			☒
Mixed Double	(1) ←     ☒     → (1)		(4) ←                     ☒                     → (4)			☒

The following rules apply to doubles and mixed – (sport class = points):

Sign	Event	Sports Class	Points	Combinations Permitted	NOT Allowed
(1)	Men’s Double Women’s Double Mixed Double	WH 1 & WH 2	A maximum of 3 points	WH 1 + WH 2 (WH 1 + WH 1)	WH 2 + WH 2
(2)	Men’s Double	SL 3 & SL 4	A maximum of 7 points	SL 3 + SL 4 (SL 3 + SL 3)	SL 4 + SL 4 SL 3 + SU 5 SL 4 + SU 5
(3)	Men’s Double	SU 5	No limitation	SU 5 + SU 5 (or all other combinations)
(4)	Women’s Double Mixed Double	SL 3 to SU 5	A maximum of 8 points	SL 3 + SU 5 SL 4 + SL 4 (SL 3 + SL 4 SL 3 + SL 3)	SL 4 + SU 5 SU 5 + SU 5