Badminton is making its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020 along with taekwondo
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Athletes are classified into two wheelchair classes and four standing classes. Wheelchair athletes, standing athletes with a lower impairment, upper impairment and short stature
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90 athletes (46 men and 44 women) will compete in 14 medal events, including men's and women's events.
The majority of the rules are the same as in the able-bodied version, with all events using a “best of three games” format, with each game worth 21 points.
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At 20 all, the team that gains a two-point lead first wins the game. If the game is tied at 29, the team that scores the 30th point wins.
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Half of the court is used by all singles wheelchair events and one standing class with a lower limb impairment (SL 3)
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A variety of modifications are added to the wheelchairs. To avoid interfering with a player's movement, a low backrest is used
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Furthermore, extra caster wheels added to the wheelchair's rear prevent it from overturning when the player reaches backwards to hit the shuttlecock
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In 1998, the Netherlands hosted the first World Championships. Eleven more editions have been held since then, the most recent in 2019 in Basel, Switzerland. They happen every two years.
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The height of the net is the same for all classes and stands at 1.55m, same as in Olympic badminton
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The shuttlecock is a piece of cork covered in goatskin with 16 goose feathers attached to one end. It can also be made of synthetic materials. It can reach speeds of up to 300km/h
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A seven-member Indian para-badminton team is competing in the Paralympics in Tokyo