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
Olympic Park Oval Olympic Park Oval Olympic Park Oval is an Australian rules football ground located on the site of the former Olympic Park Stadium in Olympic Park, Melbourne. The Oval's primary purpose is as the training ground of the Collingwood Football Club and as a venue for the club's VFL matches. It is located alongside the club's other tenanted facility, the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre. As part of a larger redevelopment of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment precinct, the Olympic Park Stadium was torn down in 2012. Olympic Park Oval was created in its former location. The oval opened for use