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William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1]
In tennis, the ball may bounce once before the point ends; in badminton, the rally ends once the shuttlecock touches the floor. In tennis, the serve is dominant to the extent that the server is expected to win most of their service games (at advanced level & onwards); a break of service, where the server loses the game, is of major importance ...
A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle, or ball) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial ...
The national team competed in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships and the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships but have never got pass the group stage. The Italian team also competed in the Mediterranean Games and has won a few medals in badminton at the Games.
Italy went up 5-1 and 12-6, forcing U.S. coach Karch Kiraly to call two early timeouts. The Italians fed their star, Paola Egonu, who spiked and dinked the Americans to death with 11 first-set points.
The Federazione Italiana Badminton (FIBa) (Italian Badminton Federation), was founded on 23 March 1985, for the transformation of the Associazione Italiana Badminton (Italian Badminton Association), which arose in 1976 and became the National Sports Federation – FSN recognized by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) in 2000.
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