Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
is scheduled to be contested between 25 July and 5 August. The competitions will take place at Wembley Arena
in London
in front of approximately 6,000 spectators.
There will be 172 athletes competing in five events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
is scheduled to be contested between 25 July and 5 August. The competitions will take place at Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London
London
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in front of approximately 6,000 spectators.
There will be 172 athletes competing in five events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Competition Format
For the first time there will be a combination of group play and knock-out stages in Olympic badminton competition, following its introduction at the 2010 Youth Summer Olympics in SingaporeSingapore
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