DYCGEPE3212

Recreational Activities

DR. RICHARD J. DECILIO

Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
What is Badminton?

• Badminton is a court game that can be played either singles or

doubles, by men, women, or mixed pairs, either indoor or on outdoor
courts, as a fun game or at a highly competitive level.
History and Origin of Badminton
Badminton originated from the ancient
civilization of Europe and Asia. Badminton is an
ancient game known as Battle door (bat or paddle) and
Shuttlecock probably originated more than 2000 years
ago.

In the 1600’s, Battle door and Shuttlecock was

an upper class pastime in England and many European
countries. Battle door and Shuttlecock was simply
played by two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards
and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they
could without allowing it to hit the ground.
 Contemporary Badminton
In the 1800’s, in India, a contemporary form of
badminton – a game called Poona, was played where
the net was introduced and players hit the shuttlecock
across the net. British officers in the mid 1800’s took
this game back to England, and was introduced as a
game for the guest of the Duke of Beaufort at his stately
home ‘Badminton in Gloucestershire, England where it
became popular.
In March 1898, the first Open Tournament was
held Guildford. Then, the first ‘All England
Championships were held the following year. Denmark,
USA and Canada became ardent followers of the game
during the 1930’s.
IBF Established in 1934
In 1934, the International Badminton Federation
was formed, with the initial members including
England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Holland,
Canada, New Zealand and France. India joined as an
affiliate in 1936.
The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas
Cup (the world man’s team championships) in 1948,
since then, the number of world events has increased
with the additional of the Uber Cup (women’s team),
World Championships (individual events), Sudirman
Cup (mixed team), World Junior Championships and
the World Grand Prix Finals.
Commonwealth Games Sport – 1966

Badminton was introduced as a Commonwealth Games program

sport in Kingston Jamaica in 1966, and has been part of every
Commonwealth Games program since then. Initially, all five disciplines
were included – singles (men, women), doubles (men, women), and
mixed doubles with the Teams Event included in the program in later
Commonwealth Games.
 Olympic Games Sport – 1992
Badminton was a demonstration sport in Munich in 1972.
Then, in 1992, Badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona,
Spain, with the introduction of singles and doubles disciplines. In
Atlanta in 1996, Badminton was included and was the only mixed
doubles event in all of the Olympic sports. Indeed, Badminton is a
relatively new Olympic Games sport.
Susi Susanti
Only five countries have won the gold medals since its
introduction in 1992 – China (8), Indonesia (5), Korea (5), Malaysia
(4), and Denmark (1).

Having competed in the Olympic Games for forty years,

Indonesia has finally triumphed. Susi Susanti is Indonesia’s first Alan Budi
medalist in the women’s single in Barcelona, while Alan Budi
Kusama won the second medal in the men’s badminton singles.
 Challenge Your Mind

Direction: Analyze and answer each question meaningfully.

1. Why is Badminton considered as a fun game as well as a highly competitive sport?

2. What is the Role of Badminton in the total fitness of the individual?

3. What is the importance of Badminton in your life as a student? As an individual?