{"id":127307,"date":"2024-07-24T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=127307"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:34:21","slug":"how-do-you-qualify-for-the-olympics-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-do-you-qualify-for-the-olympics-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Qualify For The Olympics In Badminton?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"127307\" class=\"elementor elementor-127307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e41a4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e41a4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c06cdf6\" data-id=\"1c06cdf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbcd0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fbcd0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Do You Qualify For The Olympics In Badminton?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71298a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71298a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Olympic Games happen every 4 years and it is considered the best sporting event in the world! Thousands of the best athletes from over 200 countries come together to compete in a total of 40 different sports across both the Summer and Winter Olympics.<!-- notionvc: 8ebcd9c6-2e31-4150-b014-943d35eabee2 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b9fc95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66b9fc95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But, how do you actually qualify to compete in the Olympic Games?\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Olympic qualification period can be a gruelling process for athletes, so we\u2019ll be sharing how it all works for the sport of badminton\u2026 and it\u2019s probably a lot more complicated than you think!<!-- notionvc: da3433fc-47ff-4259-b391-80f85631e893 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9311b8b elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9311b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__9311b8b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__9311b8b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__9311b8b\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6426099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6426099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Many Olympic Spots Are There?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dfbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dfbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">There are 172 places in total available across all 5 events &#8211; 86 for women and 86 for men. This was the same as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 6fe4eced-8d02-47bf-b871-0ee9448e1393 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267e949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267e949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These places are distributed across the 5 events as follows:<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: b81e143d-6aa3-4764-8b16-a95e9b25f4aa --><\/p><ul><li>Men\u2019s singles &#8211; 35 athletes<\/li><li>Women\u2019s singles &#8211; 35 athletes<\/li><li>Men\u2019s Doubles &#8211; 16 pairs (32 athletes)<\/li><li>Women\u2019s Doubles &#8211; 16 pairs (32 athletes)<\/li><li>Mixed Doubles &#8211; 16 pairs (32 athletes)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1015a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1015a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">As you can see, it does favour singles players &#8211; this is probably the only time in badminton it\u2019s easier being a singles player!\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">And if you&#8217;re good at maths, you may have noticed that the above numbers do not add up to the full 172 places\u2026 we will explain why this is later!<!-- notionvc: 9071e391-c536-426c-a208-dc795a89c7aa --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6278b101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6278b101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does  The Olympic Qualification Process Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485589b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"485589b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Timelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6030e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6030e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Olympic qualification period is a 12-month period that pushes players to the max!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 856c4c87-d2f0-4fe7-9859-bc94fc398c09 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d6bcca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d6bcca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For Paris 2024, this qualification period was from 1st May 2023 to 28th April 2024. Athletes trying to qualify will often play as many competitions as they can in order to maximise their ranking position and therefore increase their chance of qualifying for the Olympics.<!-- notionvc: 75dc1d11-9ebe-420d-9707-20067e7a8438 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dfcdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66dfcdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At the end of this period, the official \u2018Paris Ranking List\u2019 will be finalised (this was published on 30th April 2024 for the Paris Olympics). This list is what determines who gets to go, though it\u2019s not certain that you will go if you make it on the list &#8211; more on this later!<!-- notionvc: 0863bf3c-1af9-4804-996b-4452408fb588 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa8737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aa8737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Do You Actually Qualify?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762f3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762f3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The way it works is similar to the world ranking whereby the ranking points from your best 10 tournaments over the last year are added up to give your total ranking. For the Olympics, this will be the top 10 tournaments during the 12-month qualification period that will give you your final Olympic ranking position.<!-- notionvc: 37130c74-3a15-436c-8d1a-5bd08c672ea9 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67aeaa elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e67aeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 Not only are players fighting to qualify, but they\u2019re also fighting for seeding which can be very important to avoid the best players in the early rounds!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da25a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da25a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>So, is it the top 35 singles players and top 16 doubles pairs that go in each event?\u00a0<\/b><!-- notionvc: 45d5fb9e-ec8c-461b-a5e1-1a146a3d12fc --><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dc9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53dc9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Well that would make the article a lot more simple, but no it\u2019s not!<!-- notionvc: 904e202e-71a2-49b4-9f01-a16e9fe2ee96 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d55eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d55eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Firstly, as we mentioned earlier, there are still 6 spots out of the 172 that were not distributed in the 5 events. This is because for each gender, only 83 of 86 of those places are given based on the ranking list. Another one is reserved for the host country and the last two for \u2018Universality places\u2019.<!-- notionvc: 781ccab3-fd2d-4378-8cee-7d43818c2f5f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d600182 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d600182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> Universality places are given to encourage a wider representation for athletes from smaller countries that may have struggled to secure their spot through the standard qualification process.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdca236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdca236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>On top of that\u2026<\/b><!-- notionvc: 72059a45-d0d2-45f8-90ea-f3f626cbcc53 --><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6090aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6090aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the singles events, there has to be at least two athletes from each of the 5 BWF Continental Confederations so that all continents are represented. And, these players need to be ranked 1-250 in the Race To Paris Ranking List at the end of the qualification period.<!-- notionvc: 81b05bde-4de0-4679-9488-936ef140e6f4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d909b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d909b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the doubles event, it is a similar concept but there needs to be at least one pair from each of the 5 BWF Continental Confederations. When there\u2019s only 16 spots available to begin with, that makes it a lot harder to get a place!<!-- notionvc: 9b3f16d5-0971-49cc-88cb-81102fe9ef20 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa723f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa723f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>AND on top of all of this\u2026<\/b><!-- notionvc: ddb49e70-c12d-4908-a3b5-370f5aa15f5b --><br \/><!-- notionvc: ddb49e70-c12d-4908-a3b5-370f5aa15f5b --><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262c190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"262c190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In the singles events, there is only one space available per country or NOC (National Olympic Committee). This is UNLESS you have 2 or more players ranked between 1-16, in which case you are allowed 2 spots for the country.<!-- notionvc: 8e619a63-f73a-4388-b78f-c01b60faf137 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e1ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e1ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the doubles events, the same applies but you only get 2 spots if you have 2 or more pairs ranked in the top 8!<!-- notionvc: 17eb17fc-0b19-4ee8-a2cc-922884365cc5 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e15ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e15ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">AND, a maximum of only 8 different athletes per gender from the same NOC across all the events is allowed to compete.<!-- notionvc: 2b9be176-f0bf-455f-afa7-0acfea8ef47c --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5f23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5f23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Now that was a lot of information!<!-- notionvc: 8562fd3b-a52f-4c65-9e86-29832eee85f3 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86b61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a86b61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But as you can see, there\u2019s quite a lot of different barriers you need to pass in order to secure your spot at the Olympics, especially if you\u2019re from a stronger country.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">For example, if you just look at the BWF world rankings for women\u2019s singles, there are already 4 players from China in the top 10 alone, and 5 in the top 16. So out of these 5 players, only 2 can actually go\u2026 which just shows that you can be among the very best in the world, but still aren\u2019t able to qualify for the Olympics!<!-- notionvc: 43a2c026-7124-49c9-9f46-8cf7db7246d0 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae4ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae4ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">As you can imagine, since there are less top level players at the Olympics, the depth of strength will be less than the World Championships for example.<!-- notionvc: a72600ad-e928-446c-bb1c-a632ae89be89 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24b789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24b789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do National Associations Have Power Over Who Goes To The Olympics?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146080b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146080b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Yes, they do! As if the above criteria wasn\u2019t challenging enough, there are even more potential barriers!<!-- notionvc: e7914769-d2e2-46f5-ae5f-1bd9c0e665bf --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728fdc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728fdc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, often countries are limited to how many players they can send to these events, and associations have the power to choose who goes to them, irrelevant of ranking! So it comes into question how much power associations have over who goes to the Olympics.<!-- notionvc: a9d6d954-2191-440b-9124-0a5991dcda97 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7f25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7f25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve seen some controversial decisions being made in badminton regarding this, and in other sports too!<!-- notionvc: 5c931a87-acb4-4b39-ac2d-86bcff615e03 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae95fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae95fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2 examples from the 2024 badminton Olympic qualifications are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Mark Caljouw from the Netherlands who qualified in the men\u2019s singles however the Dutch Olympic Association rejected his entry because he did not meet their internal performance criteria.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Line Kjaersfeldt from Denmark qualified ahead of her teammate in the rankings however was not selected to go.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7edb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e7edb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Every country has their own policies around this but it does mean that even if a player or pair is ranked higher and qualifies (on merit), they might not necessarily end up going to the Olympic Games!<!-- notionvc: a0b9f5ca-c90c-47eb-a74e-3e11634d7d93 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e86ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29e86ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 2024 Olympic Chances<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1946f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1946f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At the start of the Olympic qualification period we were in a position to be able to try to qualify, being ranked 28 in the world. However, we unfortunately didn\u2019t manage to get the results we needed.<!-- notionvc: 6e2064f6-136f-4266-b487-371502ae7738 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de92ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de92ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Because of the nuances, every Olympic cycle can be different in terms of the rankings needed to go. This year a men\u2019s doubles pair ranked 49 in the world at the end of the qualification period qualified, however a pair ranked 17 in the world in mixed doubles didn\u2019t make the initial list!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 812b4016-1110-4e3b-8550-58b9dba2b1c4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7142805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7142805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s complicated, we know! But we hope this has given you an insight into the Olympic qualification process for badminton and just how much time and resources players need to dedicate to this year long period of time, and hoping that it will all be worth it for them!<!-- notionvc: 5c7d39ab-6c2c-428a-97bc-406ab63285bc --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67559ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67559ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you found this interesting, you might also like to check our our article on &#8216;How Much Money Do Professional Badminton Players Make?&#8217; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-much-money-do-professional-badminton-players-make\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0where we discuss all the different income streams and expenses badminton players might have and how much this is within different world ranking categories!<!-- notionvc: 5c7d39ab-6c2c-428a-97bc-406ab63285bc --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e48c8f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e48c8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57deac4 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"57deac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-much-money-do-professional-badminton-players-make\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M223.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L319.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L393.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34zm-192 34l136 136c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L127.9 256l96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L201.7 103c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-136 136c-9.5 9.4-9.5 24.6-.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">PREVIOUS<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">How Much Money Do Professional Badminton Players Make?<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-correctly-test-and-change-the-speed-of-a-shuttlecock\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">NEXT<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">How To Correctly Test &amp; Change The Speed Of A Shuttlecock (With Pictures)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do You Qualify For The Olympics In Badminton? 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