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Badminton at the Asian Games

Badminton · Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Badminton has been on the Asian Games programme since Jakarta 1962, with mixed doubles added in 1966.

2026HolderKunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Next
Doha 2030
Most golds (nation)
China, 49 of 118; then Indonesia, 30
India
14 medals: 1 gold (men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, 2022), 2 silver, 11 bronze
Cycle
Every four years

Winners, newest first

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  1. 2026Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)Host: Aichi–Nagoya
  2. 2022Li Shifeng (China)Host: Hangzhou
  3. 2018Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)Host: Jakarta–Palembang
  4. 2014Lin Dan (China)Host: Incheon
  5. 2010Lin Dan (China)Host: Guangzhou
  6. 2006Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia)Host: Doha
  7. 2002Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia)Host: Busan
  8. 1998Dong Jiong (China)Host: Bangkok
  9. 1994Hariyanto Arbi (Indonesia)Host: Hiroshima
  10. 1990Zhao Jianhua (China)Host: Beijing
  11. 1986Zhao Jianhua (China)Host: Seoul
  12. 1982Han Jian (China)Host: New Delhi
  13. 1978Liem Swie King (Indonesia)Host: Bangkok
  14. 1974Hou Jiachang (China)Host: Tehran
  15. 1970Punch Gunalan (Malaysia)Host: Bangkok
  16. 1966Ang Tjin Siang (Indonesia)Host: Bangkok
  17. 1962Tan Joe Hok (Indonesia)Host: Jakarta

India at the Asian Games

YearEventMedalPlayers
1974Men's teamBronzeDavinder Ahuja, Partho Ganguli, Raman Ghosh, Dinesh Khanna, Prakash Padukone
1982Men's singlesBronzeSyed Modi
1982Men's doublesBronzeLeroy D'Sa and Pradeep Gandhe
1982Mixed doublesBronzeLeroy D'Sa and Kanwal Thakar Singh
1982Men's teamBronzeLeroy D'Sa, Pradeep Gandhe, Partho Ganguli, Syed Modi, Uday Pawar, Vikram Singh
1982Women's teamBronzeVandana Chiplunkar, Ami Ghia, Madhumita Goswami, Amita Kulkarni, Hufrish Nariman, Kanwal Thakar Singh
1986Men's teamBronzeLeroy D'Sa, U. Vimal Kumar, Ravi Kunte, Sanat Misra, Syed Modi, Prakash Padukone, Uday Pawar
2014Women's teamBronzePradnya Gadre, Tanvi Lad, Saina Nehwal, Ashwini Ponnappa, N. Sikki Reddy, P. V. Sindhu, P. C. Thulasi
2018Women's singlesSilverP. V. Sindhu
2018Women's singlesBronzeSaina Nehwal
2022Men's singlesBronzePrannoy H. S.
2022Men's doublesGoldSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
2022Men's teamSilverPrannoy H. S., Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidambi, Mithun Manjunath, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Arjun M. R., Dhruv Kapila, Rohan Kapoor, Sai Pratheek K.
2026Men's teamBronzeHariharan Amsakarunan, Prannoy H. S., Dhruv Kapila, Srikanth Kidambi, Arjun M. R., Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Chirag Shetty

More about this tournament

Medal table (1962 to 2026, top 10)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China493540124
2Indonesia302847105
3South Korea20193978
4Japan7113149
5Malaysia662032
6Thailand2111730
7India121114
8Hong Kong1258
9Malaya1225
10Chinese Taipei1179
History

How it began

Badminton joined the Asian Games at Jakarta 1962 with six events; mixed doubles followed at Bangkok 1966 [from the rows]. Indonesia won five of the six golds in 1962.

Champions by era

China have won 49 golds, Indonesia 30 and South Korea 20; China's first badminton medals came at Tehran 1974, where it won five of the seven golds, and it won six of the seven at Beijing 1990.

India's story

India's first badminton medal at the Asian Games was the men's team bronze in 1974, with Prakash Padukone in the team. India won five bronzes at New Delhi 1982. P. V. Sindhu's silver in 2018 was India's first singles final, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won India's first gold, in the men's doubles at Hangzhou 2022 [from the rows].

Firsts and facts
  • First Games with badminton: Jakarta 1962.
  • Mixed doubles from 1966.
  • China won six of the seven golds in 1990.
  • India's only gold: men's doubles, 2022.