Badminton had its debut as an official event on the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in eight Olympiads.

Since 1996 there is a playoff between the two semi-final losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal.

Indonesia is the second most successful country in Badminton sports after China at the Olympics event.

China and Indonesia are the only countries that have ever won gold medals in every badminton discipline.

The Badminton World Federation's ranking list is used to determine qualification for the Olympic tournament.

If this has not been satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranked player or pair from the respective continent will qualify.