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Pablo Abián
Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games. Olympic Games 2008 (Beijing, China) He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's singles and was defeated in the first round by Kęstutis Navickas (Lithuania), 23–21, 12–21, 21–9. 2012 (London, Great Britain) He competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's singles. He was the first Spanish man to win a match at an Olympic Games. He won in the first round against Petr Koukal (Czech Republic), 21–17, 16–21, 21–16, then he lost in the next match, against the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), 20–22, 11–21 after having a notable performance in first set where he earned a set point but putting a relatively easy smash into the net. 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) He won his first match 21–12 and 21–10 against Jaspar Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calatayud
Calatayud (; 2014 pop. 20,658) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Province of Zaragoza, within Aragón, Spain, lying on the river Jalón (river), Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest town in the province after the capital, Zaragoza, and the largest town in Aragón other than the three provincial capitals. It is the seat of the Comarcas of Spain, comarca of Comunidad de Calatayud, Calatayud. Its population has been declining during the last decade due to migration. The town motto is ''Muy noble, leal, siempre augusta y fidelísima ciudad de Calatayud'' ("The very noble, loyal, always august and most faithful town of Calatayud"). The first democratic elections after Francoist Spain, Francisco Franco's regime were called for 15 June 1977. In Calatayud they were held one day earlier than all the rest of Spain, in order to prepare for a visit there by King Juan Carlos I. Highways and railways The town is located by the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo was selected as the List of Olympic Games host cities, host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 7 September 2013. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 on 24 March 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (some previous editions had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the Tokyo 2020 branding was retained for marketing purposes.Multiple sources: * * * The events were largely held Behind closed doors (sport), behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Zwiebler
Marc Zwiebler (, born 13 March 1984) is a German former professional badminton player. His highest ranking is 10 in the world. He is a seven-time German National Badminton Championships, German national champion in men's singles. He won gold at the 2012 European Badminton Championships, 2012 European Championships in Karlskrona over Henri Hurskainen 21–15, 21–13. 2010 European Badminton Championships, 2010 he won bronze behind Peter Gade and Jan Ø. Jørgensen. By reaching the third round at the 2008 Olympics and the final of 2009 Denmark Super Series, 2009 Denmark Open, one of premier tournament competition series BWF Super Series, BWF World Superseries, Zwiebler is considered as Germany's top badminton player of all time. Badminton career Zwiebler started at the age of six years to play badminton. Soon, he was regarded as the biggest German talent. He was 19 times German youth and junior champion in 2003 he became Medalists at the European Junior Badminton Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Sahlberg
Magnus Sahlberg (born 17 February 1984) is a Swedish badminton player. He won the men's singles title at the National Championships in 2008, and in the men's doubles event in 2012. He also won the international level tournament at the 2006 Iceland International and 2009 Portugal International. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External linksIBF Player Profile Living people 1984 births Sportspeople from Gothenburg Swedish male badminton players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 BWF World Championships
The 2010 BWF World Championships was the 18th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris), Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from August 23 to August 29, 2010. Originally the competition is to be held at AccorHotels Arena, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy but it was moved to Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris), Stade Pierre de Coubertin due to financial issues. Host city selection Australia, France, South Korea, and other nations submitted bids to host the championships. France was later announced as the host for the championships. Draw The draw took place on 9 August 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Medalists Medal table Events Logo plagiarism controversy In August-2013, Brazilian news portals reported that the competition logo had been plagiarized by a company named Telexfree which became operational only in 2011, two years after Badminton World Federation (logo owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Santoso
Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He was two-time SEA Games men's singles champion winning in 2009 and 2011, also featured in Indonesia team that won the men's team title in 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2011. Santoso won the Indonesia Open a Superseries Premier tournament in 2012. He reached a career high as world number 3 in August 2010. Career When he was young, Santoso joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team. In 2005, he won the Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 SEA Games. His best results on the world circuit until recently were runner-up finishes at the 2008 Singapore, 2007 Swiss, and 2008 Indonesia Open. He was eliminated at the semi-finals in the Japan Open Super Series and the Chinese Taipei Open. In September 2008, Santoso won the Chinese Taipei Open after defeating Roslin Hashim from Malaysia in the final round by scores of 21–18, 13–21, 21–10. In October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Petrič
Luka Petrič (born October 10, 1984) is a Slovenian badminton player. Career highlights National championships *2005 – men's singles *2006 – men's singles & mixed doubles *2007 – men's singles *2010 – men's singles *2011 – men's singles, men's singles, doubles & mixed doubles *2012 - men's singles & mixed doubles *2013 - mixed doubles International tournaments 2004 *5th on Slovak Open *5th on Europe Cup 2006 *1st on Hatzor Israel International *2nd on Romania International *17th on World Championships *17th on European Championships 2007 *1st on Syria International *9th on Bitburger Open *17th on US Open U.S. Open Badminton Championship * Petric played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Pablo Abián Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games. Olympic Games 2008 (Beijing, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 BWF World Championships
The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007. Host city selection Aarhus and Kuala Lumpur were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing. China also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid. Venue *Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil Participating nations A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible. * (1) * (4) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (4) * (10) * (12) * (24) * (4) * (15) * (2) * (18) * (4) * (2) * (3) * (9) * (13) * (2) * (10) * (21) * (8) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (15) * (2) * (13) * (1) * (26) * (2) * (1) * (10) * (6) * (3) * (6) * (5) * (3) * (3) * (4) * (9) * (5) * (2) * (10) * (5) * (4) * (5) * (1) * (3) * (5) * (4) * (11) * ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Smith (badminton)
Andrew Michael Smith (born 3 June 1984) is an English badminton player. Career He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006. In 2008, he made it into the quarter finals of India Open and semifinals of Singapore Super Series. Smith competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships. He defeated Pablo Abián of Spain 21–15, 21–13 in the first round. Then was defeated by Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 21–19, 21–13. Although possessing a World ranking of 17, he did not attend the English National Championships in Manchester in 2007. He represented Great Britain in the badminton men's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Achievements IBF World Grand Prix (1 title) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up) ''Men's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 IBF World Championships
The 2006 IBF World Championships, the 15th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, was held in Madrid, Spain, Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to 24, 2006. Host city selection Aarhus (Denmark) and Madrid (Spain) were the candidates for hosting the championships. During the 2004 IBF council meeting held in Jakarta, it was announced that Madrid will host the championships. Venue * Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Medalists Medal table Events References External links *Full results from tournamentsoftware.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibf World Championships, 2006 2006 IBF World Championships, 2006 in Spanish sport, Badminton 2006 in badminton, World Championships Sports competitions in Madrid BWF World Championships, 2006 Badminton tournaments in Spain, World Championships International sports competitions hosted by Spain 2006 in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. Paris was the host city, with events (mainly Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics, football) held in 16 additional cities in metropolitan France, including the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, sailing centre in the second-largest city of France, Marseille, on the Mediterranean Sea, as well as one subsite for Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, surfing in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Paris was awarded the Games at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017. After multiple withdrawals that left only Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris and Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles in contention, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to concurrently award the 2024 and 2028 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris. A total of 41 players from 36 nations competed at the tournament. Defending Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark successfully retained his title, defeating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–11, 21–11, to win the gold medal in men's singles badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Axelsen became the first men's singles player to defend his Olympic title since Lin Dan in 2012, and concurrently became the first European player to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in badminton. Vitidsarn also became the first Thai player to win an Olympic badminton medal. In the bronze-medal match, Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia defeated India's Lakshya Sen, 13–21, 21–16, 21–11. Lee became the third men’s singles player from Malaysia to win an Olympic badminton medal (after Rashid Sidek and Lee Chong Wei), and subsequently won Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
