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"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey, [1] though the two never met. [2] Bates wrote the words as a poem, originally titled "Pikes Peak".
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).
America the Beautiful was a 360° movie attraction in Circarama created by Walt Disney Productions for the American exhibit at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The exhibit was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company .
Vinson Chiu (/ ˈ v ɪ n s ən ˈ tʃ uː / VIN-sən CHOO; born August 8, 1998) [1] is an American badminton player. [2] He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships. [3]
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The net is made of fine cord to make a 2 cm square mesh along its length and is edged with red tape at the top. The entire net is red, white and blue, 100 cm wide and 13.5 metres in length. It is tied to a centre pole of 183 cm and two poles of 185 cm at the sides of the court to maintain the 183 cm height of the net at the centre.
Freestyle Shuttlecock - Jan Weber - World Footbag Champion 2011-2013 Competitively, the government-run game is called "Hacky-Sack (jianqiu 毽球)" and is played on a rectangular court 6.10 by 11.88 meters, divided by a net (much like badminton) at a height of 1.60 meters (1.50 meters for women). [4]
Annie Xu (born October 22, 1999) is an American badminton player who competes in international elite events. [1] She is a double Pan Am Junior champion; Pan American Games silver medalist; [2] and also Summer Universiade and Pan Am Championships bronze medalists alongside her identical twin sister Kerry Xu.