Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Pakistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 |  Pakistan (PAK)* | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 29 March – 7 April | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Venue | Rodham Hall, Islamabad Sports Complex | ||
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan | ||
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Badminton [1] at the 2004 South Asian Games was held in Rodham Hall in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan in the months of March and April. This was the first time badminton was introduced in the subcontinental games, which included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions along with men's and women's team events. [2] [3] [4] [5]
* Host nation (Pakistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK)* | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
 U. D. R. P. Kumara | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 8 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Chetan Anand | 15 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
 Wajid Ali Chaudhry | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Chetan Anand | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Trupti Murgunde | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Pamisha Dishanthi | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Trupti Murgunde | 9 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||
| B. R. Meenakshi | 11 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Renu Hettiarachchige | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| B. R. Meenakshi | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Marcos Bristow Rupesh Kumar K. T. | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Marcos Bristow Rupesh Kumar K. T. | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Jaseel P. Ismail J. B. S. Vidyadhar | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Rizwan Rana Omar Zeeshan | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jaseel P. Ismail J. B. S. Vidyadhar | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Asma Butt Uzma Butt | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Manjusha Kanwar Fathima Nazneen | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Pameesha Dishanthi Renu Hettiarachchige | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Manjusha Kanwar Fathima Nazneen | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jaseel P. Ismail Jwala Gutta | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Mirza Ali Yar Beg Saima Manzoor | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jaseel P. Ismail Jwala Gutta | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Marcos Bristow Manjusha Kanwar | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Thushara Edirisinghe Renu Hettiarachchige | 5 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Marcos Bristow Manjusha Kanwar | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
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