The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016. The event was won by then two-time reigning world champion Carolina Marín of Spain who defeated P. V. Sindhu of India. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan won the bronze medal after China’s Li Xuerui was forced to withdraw.
Also know, what are the 2016 Olympics?
| Badminton Men’s Singles Medals | |
|---|---|
| Bronze | Denmark |
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Also to know is, who was the women’s doubles Olympic badminton champion in 2016?
| Women’s doubles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 32 from 14 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Japan Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl Denmark Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan South Korea | |
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Who is No 1 badminton player in the world?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
| 2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
| 3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
| 4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Who is the No 1 female badminton player?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | TAI Tzu Ying |
| 2 | CHN | CHEN Yu Fei |
| 3 | ESP | Carolina MARIN |
| 4 | JPN | Nozomi OKUHARA |
How many medals won in Olympics 2016?
Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Table
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 37 |
| Great Britain | 27 | 23 |
| China | 26 | 18 |
| Russian Federation | 19 | 18 |
Which country won the most Olympic medals in 2016?
United States (USA)
| Rank | NOC | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 121 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 67 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 70 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 56 |
Which is the new entrant in the Olympic Games to be held in 2016?
Rio was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. More than 11,000 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team.
Where is badminton most popular?
Whilst badminton is a minority sport in the US it is widely played in Britain, Denmark, Sweden, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and several other countries. Britain alone has 4 million players, about 8% of the population. As a spectator sport it is very popular in the far east.
Who is the best Olympic badminton player?
Gao Ling
| rank | name | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gao Ling | 2 |
| 2 | Fu Haifeng | 2 |
| =3 | Kim Dong-moon | 2 |
| =3 | Zhang Nan | 2 |
What was the first name of badminton?
Poona