Race to Rio Archive

RACE TO RIO – Korean jostling brings in Czechs

Posted on April 1, 2016 | No Comments
Ko Sung Hyun powers into Rio contention in a second discipline and opens up a berth for duelling Czech singles players. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto With a Grand Prix […]
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RACE TO RIO – Trios and quartets crowd out seconds

Posted on March 18, 2016 | No Comments
The gaps widen between the top 8 in all three doubles disciplines and pairs like Fukuman/Yonao as the All England points help the sixteen take shape. By Don Hearn. Photos: […]
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Rio Rankings – Underdog winners thrown table scraps

Posted on February 26, 2016 | 7 Comments
The race to qualify for the Rio Olympics once again dives into absurdity, as players like Anthony Ginting and Brice Leverdez pull off major upsets in team badminton events, then […]
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Hirata and Hashimoto leave Olympic race

Posted on February 25, 2016 | No Comments
Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Noriyasu Hirata will not try to get their ticket for Rio, announced the Japanese agency Kyodo News, citing personal reasons behind the withdrawal. This comes as a […]
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POLL – Who will earn double tickets to Rio?

Posted on January 4, 2016 | No Comments
Four months remain in the Olympic badminton qualifying period and several players stand the chance of qualifying in not one, but two disciplines. Which shuttlers do you think will end […]
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RACE TO RIO – Korea and China double down

Posted on January 1, 2016 | 2 Comments
The qualification period soon begins its ninth month with Korea and China on the verge of putting two entries forward in every discipline. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto Despite all […]
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What if…the Olympic qualifying period ended now?

Posted on May 4, 2015 | 6 Comments
Once again, our team at Badzine has begun to publish “dummy lists” of potential qualified players, this time for the 2016 Rio Olympics. We publish the first list today, to […]
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New Olympic qualification rule for more nations to compete

Posted on February 11, 2014 | 4 Comments
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced today that its council had decided to decrease the maximum number of players involved in the Olympic singles draws. As was the case for […]
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Race to Rio Archive

RACE TO RIO – Korean jostling brings in Czechs

RACE TO RIO – Trios and quartets crowd out seconds

Rio Rankings – Underdog winners thrown table scraps

Hirata and Hashimoto leave Olympic race

POLL – Who will earn double tickets to Rio?

RACE TO RIO – Korea and China double down

What if…the Olympic qualifying period ended now?

New Olympic qualification rule for more nations to compete

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