Choong Tan Fook is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Choong is currently coaching the Hong Kong badminton team.
Misha Zilberman is an Israeli Olympic badminton player. He competed for Israel at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics, coming in 33rd, 14th, and 15th respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Badminton Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2023 European Games. He is the first Israeli player to win a medal at the European Badminton Championships. Zilberman will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in badminton in the Men's singles from 27 July to 5 August 2024, at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, in his fourth consecutive Olympic Games.
The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games, as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. Seedings of draws at all BWF-sanctioned tournaments are conducted using the BWF World Ranking. Players under 19 years of age are eligible to rank in the BWF World Junior Ranking, which were introduced in January 2011. The following lists are the rankings:
Christopher Phillip Langridge is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis. They also won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.
Marcus Ellis is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. At the 2019 Minsk European Games, Ellis captured two gold medals; in the men's doubles with Langridge and in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.
There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period took place between April 29, 2019 and April 25, 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on June 15, 2021, was used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs can enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.
The 2020 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2020 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2020 consisted of:
1. BWF World Tour
The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament were played at Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the first time that Denmark hosted the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup tournament and the first time this event was held in Europe since England 1982. It was due to be played on 15–23 August 2020, but on 29 April 2020 it was postponed to the 3–11 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020 it was again postponed and on 21 December 2020 it was announced that it was postponed to 9–17 October 2021.
The 2021 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2021 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2021 consisted of:
1. BWF tournaments
The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. A total of 41 players from 36 nations actually competed at the tournament.
The field hockey tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 9 August at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, a legacy venue of the 1924 Summer Olympics. Twenty-four teams will compete against each other in their respective tournaments.
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 25th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It will take place from 27 July to 8 August 2024. All games will be played at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France.
The football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 24 July to 10 August 2024 in France. The draw took place in Paris on 20 March 2024.
Spain is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1920 onwards, except for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because of the nation's ongoing civil war.
The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches will occur at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille. The format remains the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.
The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena at Paris. A total of 41 players from 36 nations are expected to compete at the tournament.
The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena at Paris. A total of 41 players from 36 nations are expected to compete at the tournament.
The women's doubles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from 27 July to 5 August at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena at Paris. There are 16 pairs from 13 nations competing.
The mixed doubles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from 27 July to 5 August at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena at Paris. There are 15 pairs from 13 nations competing.
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris, France will be held from 27 July to 10 August 2024. It will be held at the Paris Aquatic Centre and Paris La Défense Arena. It will be the seventh official appearance of the tournament.
