In what year was Badminton played for the fist time in the Olympics?
Badminton at the Summer Olympics tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points. The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Olympics. Badminton at the Summer Olympics Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 6 Olympiads. 69 different nations have appeared in the Olympic
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling. Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website. Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium. The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games. The Draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel