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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).
The 1972 Summer Olympics saw the inaugural staging of badminton, as a demonstration sport. Two decades later the sport was officially introduced to the Olympics in 1989, and debuted in competition at the 1992 Games where 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including ...
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .
Precocious Edina and perennial power St. Paul Johnson clashed Wednesday for the badminton state championship. Precociousness was rewarded, again, and it's time to reconsider that adjective. Edina ...
It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992. [2] The winners of the tournament are World Champions of the sport and are awarded a gold medal. [3] The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983.
The Korean Badminton Association refuted her claims in a 10-page statement on Wednesday, claiming that An had gone through five weeks of rehabilitation training with her own team, Samsung Life ...
Throughout the history of badminton events at the SEA Games, this is the first time that there has been a restriction on participation for the mixed team event: the countries affected by this restriction are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. However, this is also the first time the mixed team event has been ...
His idea was well received at the general meeting of the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) in 1939. [2] [3] In the same year, Sir George presented the Thomas Cup, officially known as The International Badminton Championship Challenge Cup, produced by Atkin Bros of London at the cost of US$40,000. The Cup stands ...