Badminton is a racquet sport played increased with the addition of the Uber Cup

using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. (women's team), World Championships
Although it may be played with larger teams, the (individual events), Sudirman Cup (mixed
most common forms of the game are "singles" team), World Junior Championships and the
(with one player per side) and "doubles" (with World Grand Prix Finals.
two players per side). Badminton is often played Badminton is a relatively new Olympic sport. It
as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Munich
beach; formal games are played on a rectangular Olympics. Badminton eventually became an
indoor court. Points are scored by striking the Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992. Only the
shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it singles and doubles were introduced for the first
within the opposing side's half of the court. time in the Olympic Games. Mixed doubles was
included in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
HISTORY and badminton is the only sport that has mixed
Badminton has its origins in ancient civilisations doubles event in the Olympics.
in Europe and Asia. The ancient game known as Only five countries have won gold medals at the
battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock Olympics since badminton was introduced in
probably originated more than 2000 years ago. 1992 - China, Indonesia and Korea, England
In the 1600s battledore and shuttlecock was an and Denmark.
upper class pastime in England and many Susi Susanti from Indonesia won the women's
European countries. Battledore and shuttlecock singles in Barcelona, becoming Indonesia's first
was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock medallist after forty years participating in the
backwards and forwards with a simple bat as Olympics. Ironically, Susi's future husband,
many times as they could without allowing it to Alan Budi Kusama won Indonesia's second gold
hit the ground. medal in the men's singles.
Modern badminton can be traced to mid-19th
century British India. It was created by British RULES OF BADMINTON
military officers stationed there. A net was Two or four people can play the game - two for
added to the traditional English game singles and four for doubles. The players use
of battledore and shuttlecock. As it was popular their rackets to rally the shuttle, or pass the
in the British garrison town of Poona, the game shuttle from side to side over the net. If Team A
came to be known as "Poona" or fails to return a rally, that is a point for Team B.
"Poonai" Initially, woollen balls were preferred The game is played to 21 points. If the score is
by the upper classes in windy or wet conditions, tied at 20 points, teams play until one side leads
but ultimately shuttlecocks took over the role of by two points (i.e., 21-23). If the score is tied at
a "ball." This game was taken by retired officers 29 points, whoever makes the next point wins. A
who got back to England. It was introduced as a team wins the match when they win two out of
game for the guests of the Duke of Beaufort at three games.
his stately home 'Badminton' in Gloucestershire, The court is a 44-foot-long rectangle with a net
England where it became popular. Hence, the at the midpoint. It should be 20 feet wide for
origin of the name "Badminton." doubles and 17 feet wide for singles. In practice,
In March 1898, the first Open Tournament was courts tend to be 20 feet wide with an inner line
held at Guildford and the first 'All England' marking the sideline for singles. On each half of
Championships were held the following year. the court there is a left and right service court, a
The International Badminton Federation was short service line, and a back service line.
formed in 1934 with nine founder Service: The service must always be done
members, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, diagonally, and if it is not done that way, the
Denmark, Holland, Canada, New Zealand and opponent wins the point.
France. India joined as an affiliate in 1936. Play on the Net: If you touch the net while
The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas playing and the touch is substantial with the
Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948. body or racket, it is considered foul and the
Since then, the number of world events has opponent wins the point.
Serve on the wrong side: As has been said, the
service side depends on your number of points.
If you do it the wrong way, it is automatically
foul and point for the opponent, if he does not
follow the move.

EQUIPMENTS OF BADMINTON
To play badminton, players will need a net, a
shuttlecock, and at least two rackets. The net
crosses the center of the badminton court. It
needs to be 5 feet 1-inch-high at both ends and 5
feet high in the center. The posts must be at the
farthest sidelines, 20 feet apart, for both singles
and doubles play.
Rackets may be made of lots of materials, but
modern badminton rackets are usually made of a
carbon fiber composite. A square head is
traditional, but many use an oval head shape
now. The length must be no more than 680
millimeters and width must be no more than 230
mm. The head must be no more than 280 mm in
length and 220 mm in width.
The shuttlecock (also called a shuttle or a
birdie) has a round base, usually made of cork,
covered in a thin layer of leather or other
material. Stuck into the base are sixteen feathers
in a traditional shuttle. Most modern shuttles use
plastic ''feathers'' instead because they are less
expensive and sturdier.

HAND GRIP

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