Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at Wembley Arena. The draw for the tournament was made on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. The competition became embroiled in controversy during the group stage when eight players (two pairs from South Korea and one pair each from China and Indonesia) were ejected from the tournament by the Badminton World Federation after being found guilty of "not using best efforts" and "conducting oneself
Richmond Olympic Oval World Masters Badminton Championships and 2012 ISKF National Karate Championship. In 2014, the venue was host to the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. The Richmond Olympic Oval is located at above mean sea level (AMSL). The higher air pressure compared to high-elevation venues means that the venue will have slow ice, with the organizers not expecting any world records to be beaten during the Olympics. Three Olympic records were set in the oval; all but one of the remaining Olympic records have been set in Salt Lake City, located at an elevation of AMSL, and all world records are set