Badminton qualification for Paris 2024 explained: Which Indians are in Olympic fray and how does process work?
As the 2024 badminton season is here, Indian shuttlers resume their Paris 2024 qualification quests. The first major event of the year is in Kuala Lumpur from Tuesday – the Malaysia Open Super 1000 – and that will be followed by the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi the week after.Here’s a look at how qualification to Paris works and how the Indian contingent is placed at the start of the year.
How do players qualify for the Olympics?
A total of 172 players across the five categories – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles – will compete at the Olympics.
A maximum of 8 men and 8 women can qualify per NOC. The ‘Race to Paris’ ranking lists as of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate the athletes’ quota places and each list will be based on res...