Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play. All of the gold medals were won by players from China. The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark finished in second place, with one
Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy The Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy (RVBA) is made up of an elite group of young Welsh badminton players. It is a centre excellence for badminton in Wales, and specifically badminton in Cardiff. The founder and head coach is Double Olympian Richard Vaughan who is based in Cardiff, Wales. The RVBA is directed by double Olympian and former world number 7 Richard Vaughan from Wales. Richard is supported by former Irish Olympic Coach Donal O Halloran, former World No32 Dr Piret Vaughan, former top British junior Liam Ingram and Top Scottish player Alistair Casey. Top Sports Physio