USA: A record of seven shuttlers from USA have made it to the Rio Olympics based on Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) final allocation in all five disciplines.
In men’s singles, World No. 64 Howard Shu, who is at 32nd place in race to Rio qualification, will carry the USA flag, while Phillip Chew and Jamie Subandhi become the first USA mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympics.
Eva Lee, who had represented USA at the London Games, will play her second Olympics in women’s doubles competition with Paula Lynn Obanana, they are 16th in the race to Rio qualification.
In the women’s singles, Iris Wang will be making her Olympic debut in Rio while Sattawat Pongnairat and Phillip Chew will compete in the men’s doubles event.
No USA player has never made it past quarterfinals in the badminton event at any Olympics.
