TEXT BY BWF STAFF
Para badminton at the Los Angeles Paralympics will have the same number of competitors that was fielded at the previous edition in Paris.
The Paralympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles from 15-27 August 2028, has a quota of 120 players for Para badminton in 16 events. Para badminton is one of 23 sports at the Paralympics, which has a total of 4,480 athlete quota places.
Similar to Paris 2024, LA28 will have seven men’s events, seven women’s events and two mixed doubles events. Overall, there will be 12 singles, two doubles and two mixed doubles events.
The LA28 Para badminton competition will be played at the USC Sports Center.
The events are:
Men’s medal events:
- Singles: Wheelchair 1 (WH1); Wheelchair 2 (WH2); Standing Lower 3 (SL3); Standing Lower 4 (SL4); Standing Upper 5 (SU5); Short Stature 6 (SU6)
- Doubles: Wheelchair 1 – Wheelchair 2 (WH1-WH2)
Women’s medal events:
- Singles: Wheelchair 1 (WH1); Wheelchair 2 (WH2); Standing Lower 3 (SL3); Standing Lower 4 (SL4); Standing Upper 5 (SU5); Short Stature 6 (SU6)
- Doubles: Wheelchair 1 – Wheelchair 2 (WH1-WH2)
Mixed medal events:
- Mixed doubles: Standing Lower 3 – Standing Upper 5 (SL3-SU5); Short Stature 6 (SH6)
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons said: “Finalising the medal event programme and athlete quotas for a Paralympic Games is always a complex exercise, and LA28 was no different. We believe the final medal event programme will ensure world-class sporting action across all 23 sports, drive efficiencies for the organisers, and provide clarity for National Paralympic Committees to finalise their preparations and performance programmes for LA28.”
