Akiko Sugino


Akiko Sugino is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international level events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sugino won a bronze medal in the women's singles and mixed doubles events. Sugino is also a former world champion in the women's singles SU5 discipline.

Personal life

Sugino has a disability in her left arm. She encountered and started playing para-badminton when she was in high school and later competed in able-bodied tournaments.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

World Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Guatemala City, Guatemala

Asian Para Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
Women's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1gold1

International Tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Indonesia Para Badminton Internationalsilver2Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.