The history
of Badminton
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are some history on how Badminton evolves until now:
In the early days…
BADMINTON was
invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt.
Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which
two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The
game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century, and British
Army Officers stationed there took the Indian version back to England in the
1860's. The army men introduced the game to friends, but the new sport was
definitely launched there at a party given in 1873 by the Duke of Beaufort at
his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. During that time,
the game had no name, but it was referred to as "The Game of
Badminton," and, thereupon, Badminton became its official name.
Badminton quickly spread from England to the United
States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and made big strides in Europe.
Although men first played it, women became enthusiastic about it, and interest
now is about equally divided.
In 1934, the International
Badminton Federation (IBF) was
organized with nine members - Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Membership grew steadily year
after year. It became the sport's sole international governing body in 1981.
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) decided in March 1939, that the time
had arrived for the inauguration of international competition. Its president,
Sir George A. Thomas, Baronet, offered a trophy for the winning team. The war
and post-war shortages of shuttlecocks delayed the first Thomas Cup matches
until the 1948-49 season. The idea of a women's international team badminton
championship along the lines of the Thomas Cup was broached in 1950. It was
turned down then because of financial problems. The topic continued to be
brought up and eventually it was decided to establish the tournament on a
triennial basis. Mrs. H. S. Uber of England donated the trophy, which is called
the Uber Cup. The first tournament was held during the 1956-57 season. Since
then, the number of world events has increased to seven, with the addition of
the Uber Cup (ladies' team), World Championships, Sudirman Cup (mixed team),
World Juniors, World Grand Prix Finals and the World Cup. Badminton was first
contested as an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona,
Spain.
Badminton is a game that somewhat resembles tennis
and volleyball and involves the use of a net, lightweight rackets, and a
shuttlecock, a cork ball fitted with stabilizing feathers. It is played by two
or four players, either indoors or outdoors, on a marked-out area 44 ft (13.41
m) long by 17 ft (5.18 m) wide for the two-player game and 20 ft (6.10 m) wide
for the four-player game. A net is fixed across the middle of the court, with
the top edge of the net set to a height of 5 ft (1.52 m) from the ground at the
center and 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) at the posts. The players hit the shuttlecock
back and forth over the net with the rackets. Only the serving side can win a
point. If the serving side fails to return the shuttlecock, it losses the
serve; if the receiving side fails to return the shuttlecock, it losses the
point and must receive again.
REFERENCE : http://www.usm.edu/badminton/History.htm
Here are some history on how Badminton evolves until now:
In the early days…
