<page_title> Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification </page_title> <section_title> Summary </section_title> <table> <cell> 173 <col_header> Total </col_header> <row_header> Total: 50 NOCs </row_header> <row_header> 41 </row_header> <row_header> 16 </row_header> <row_header> 47 </row_header> <row_header> 16 </row_header> <row_header> 16 </row_header> <row_header> 136 </row_header> </cell> </table>
A total of 173 players were competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics.