Badminton is a relatively new Olympic Games sport. After being a demonstration sport in Munich in 1972, badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992 with the singles and doubles disciplines introduced for the first time in the Olympic Games.

Badminton started as the official medal sports at the 1992 Summer Olympics that took place from July 28 to August 4, 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Four events were held: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles.