<Ul> <Li> Medalists </Li> </Ul> <P> Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 6 Olympiads. 63 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 6 times . It is governed by the Badminton World Federation . </P> <P> The 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich saw the first appearance of badminton, as a demonstration sport . Two decades later the sport debuted in competition at the Barcelona 1992 games where 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women . Four medals were awarded in each event, including two bronzes . The next Olympics, Atlanta 1996, had 5 events with the addition of mixed doubles . There was also now a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal . This format has continued to 2016 . </P> <P> (d) = demonstration event (e) = exhibition event </P>

Olympic games was badminton introduce as a medal sport