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In 1992, badminton debuted as a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles; [2] mixed doubles was added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina , agility , strength , speed, and precision.
Badminton at the XVI Paralympic Games Badminton pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics Venue Yoyogi National Gymnasium Dates 1–5 September 2021 Competitors 90 from 28 nations 2024 Paris → Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, was played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium (renamed to Yoyogi National Stadium for the Games) from 1 to 5 September 2021. There were a total of ...
World Badminton Federation Rules say the shuttle should reach the far doubles service line plus or minus half the width of the tram. According to manufacturers proper shuttles will generally travel from the back line of the court to just short of the long doubles service line on the opposite side of the net, with a full underhand hit from an ...
Eddy Hartono Arbie (Chinese: 洪忠中; born 19 July 1964) is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After a brief stint competing in singles, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his deft racket control and fluent strokes. [1]
The men's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 19 to 25 August. Seeds The seeding ...
Eli Mambwe (born July 18, 1982, in Kalulushi) is a Zambian badminton player. [1] He won a silver medal for the men's singles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to the host nation's Nabil Lasmari. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Mambwe competed
Takuro Hoki (保木 卓朗, Hoki Takurō, born 14 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. [3] [4] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships [5] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
In badminton, a grip is a way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match. The most commonly used grip is the orthodox forehand grip. Most players change grips during a rally depending on whether it is a forehand or backhand shot.