South Koreans win mixed doubles
Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae of South Korea cause an upset against Indonesia's world champions Liliyana Natsir and Nova Widianto.
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Lin cruises to badminton success
China's Lin Dan of China wins badminton men's singles gold in Beijing, beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12 21-8.
Indonesia grab first Games gold
Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan are crowned men's doubles badminton Olympic champions.
Zhang fights back to claim gold
China's Zhang Ning defends her Olympic badminton singles title with a superb comeback against compatriot and world number one Xie Xingfang.
Chinese win women’s doubles
China's Du Jing and Yu Yang defeat their South Korean opponents to win badminton's first gold medal of the Games.
GB badminton duo’s dream ends
Great Britain's Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson see their Olympic dream come to an end after losing 21-19 21-12 to Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae.
Chinese pair stunned in doubles
Defending champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen are dumped out of the quarter-finals of the women's badminton doubles.
Chinese duo suffer shock defeat
Chinese top seeds Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen suffer an upset in the women's doubles badminton quarter-finals.
Hallam books last 16 spot
Tracey Hallam moves into the last 16 of the women's badminton singles as she sees off the challenge of Czech Kristina Ludikova to win 2-0.
GB duo get tough Olympic draw
British badminton pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson will face Chinese second seeds Zheng Bo and Gao Ling in Beijing.
Robertson named in GB team
Nathan Robertson is included in GB's six-strong Olympic squad, despite concerns with an ankle injury.