| 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. |
| 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. |
