| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 28 June – 7 July 2024 | ||
| Edition | 24 | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Among Rogo Sports Hall | ||
| Location | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ||
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The 2024 Badminton Asia Junior Championships (officially known as BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2024) was the 23rd edition of the Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, between 28 June and 7 July 2024.
The 2024 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia, sanctioned by Badminton Asia. [1] This tournament consists of team and individual events. There were 14 teams competing in the mixed team event, which was held from 28 June–2 July, while the individual events were held from 3 to 7 July.
This international tournament was held at Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. [1]
* Host nation (Indonesia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indonesia* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2024 Badminton Asia Junior Championships. A total of 18 nationalities were represented.
| CHN | KOR | MAS | INA | THA | TPE | JPN |  IND |  SGP |  HKG |  VIE |  PHI |  UAE |  KAZ |  MAC |  KSA |  MYA |  IRI | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Final | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Semi-final | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Quarter-final | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Round of 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | ||||
| Round of 32 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 159 | ||
| Total | 23 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 280 |
The tournament was marred with the death of Chinese athlete Zhang Zhijie on 30 June, the third day of the tournament. Zhang was declared dead on 23:20 local time at Hardjolukito Air Force Central Hospital [2] after he collapsed in the middle of the match against Kazuma Kawano, which was part of team event tie between China and Japan. [3] [4]
Chinese netizens and the Xinhua News Agency criticized the events leading up to his death after a video of his death showed a medic running towards Zhang, then stopping at the edge of court to wait for the referee to give permission. In response, the Badminton Association of Indonesia announced that they would ask the Badminton World Federation to re-consider the rule requiring medics to wait for permission before attending to players. [5]
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