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  2. List of Olympic medalists in badminton - Wikipedia

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    Badminton is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. Badminton was first held as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics; the men's and women's singles and doubles have been held at every Summer Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

  3. Badminton at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 1972 Summer Olympics saw the inaugural staging of badminton, as a demonstration sport.Two decades later, after a successful exhibition at the 1988 games, 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.

  4. Badminton - Wikipedia

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    Games employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia, [a] but the modern game of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) [4] Its exact

  5. List of National Sports Award recipients in badminton

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    The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-seven individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]

  6. BWF Awards - Wikipedia

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    Badminton: Awarded for: Excellence in Badminton: Sponsored by: Badminton World Federation: History; First award: 1998: Editions: 26: First winner: Peter Gade: Most wins: Lee Chong Wei Huang Yaqiong Leani Ratri Oktila: Most recent: Shi Yuqi An Se-young

  7. BWF World Championships - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of BWF World Championships medalists - Wikipedia

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    Below is listed the Badminton World Federation's World Championships medalists in the men's and women's singles, also in the men's, women's and mixed doubles events. The champion(s) of the tournament win a gold medal, the runners-up take the silver medal, and both losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals.

  9. 1929 Singapore Open - Wikipedia

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    In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championship was held that same year with the best players chosen to represent Singapore in the regional tournaments. [3]