History of badminton,

equipments, and
facilities
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is a court game that can be played either

singles or doubles, by men, women, or mixed
pairs, either indoors or on outdoor courts, as
a fun or at a highly competitive level.
OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME:
• To hit a shuttlecock across the net to land in your opponent's
court without having them return it using their own racket.
• If it hit by your opponent then a rally occurs until the shuttle
is hit out of the designated area or lands on the court
before being hit.
• Each game goes to 21, the best player out of 3 sets to 21 is
the winner.
History of
badminton
Origin
- Badminton originated from the ancient civilizations
of Europe and Asia. It was an ancient game known
as Battledore (bat or paddle) and Shuttlecock probably
more than 2000 years ago. In the 1600s, Battledore and
Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and
many European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock
was simply played by two people hitting a shuttlecock
backwards and forwards with simple bat as many as
they could without allowing it to hit the ground.
• The beginning of Badminton can be traced to the mid – 1800s
where it was called "POONA" in India, and was played where a
net was introduced and the players hit the shuttlecock across
the net.
• British Officers in the mid- 1800s took this game back to
England, and it was introduced as a game for the guests of
the Duke of Beaufort at his stately home "Badminton
House" in Gloucestershire where it became popular and since
then, the sport was called "Badminton".
Contemporary badminton
• 1800 - Contemporary of Badminton was formed in India
• 1860s - British officers took the game back to England
• 1873 - launched at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the
Duke of Beaufort
• 1877 - played in England under the rules that prevailed in India
• 1893 - the Badminton of England published the first set of rules
• March 1898 - the first open tournament was held in Guildford
• 1899 – the first 'All England Championship' for men
• 1900 – the first Badminton Tournament for women
• By 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF, now known as the
Badminton World Federation) was formed with England, Scotland, Wales,
Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the Netherlands as the
founding members.
• By 1948, the International Badminton Federation launched the first
tournament: Thomas Cup (World Men’s Team Championships). Since then,
more world-class events have been launched such as:
• Uber Club (World Team Championships for Women)
• World Championships (BWF World Championships)
• Sudirman Cup (Mixed Team Badminton Championship takes place every 2
years)
• World Junior Championships (BWF World Junior Championships)
• World Grand Prix Finals (BWF World Badminton Grand Prix Finals, only the
top 8 players in the year-end world rankings were invited)
• By 1972, Badminton became a demo sport at the Munich
Olympics and became an official Olympic Sport at the 1992
Barcelona Olympics. At that time, only singles and doubles were
listed.
• By 1996, Mixed Doubles was included in the Atlanta Olympic
Games, until now, Badminton is still the only sport with mixed
doubles events in the Olympics.
• These countries have won the gold medals at the Olympics since
1992 to 2020: Indonesia, Denmark, China, South Korea, Japan,
and Spain.
Facilities and equipments
• RACKET - Badminton racket is quite light
and can be made of wood, aluminum,
metal or synthetic materials such as
graphite or carbon. A synthetic racket is
quite popular now because of its extreme
lightness and strength. A badminton
racket weighs roughly 98-100 grams (3 ½
oz), and is 68 cm. in length.

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 SHUTTLECOCK

• is the official name given

to the shuttle or "bird". It
is made up of 16 goose
feathers and is firmly fixed
in leather covered cock
head. It weighs from 4.74 -
5.50g, it may be made of
feathers, plastic or nylon.
Court
• The court is rectangular and
divided into halves by a net.
Although courts can be set
outdoors, competitive badminton is
generally played indoor where the This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

wind and other elements will not

affect the shuttle. The official
badminton court is 20ft wide, while
the singles court is 17ft wide.
POSTS
• The posts are 1.55m high from the surface
of the court and remain vertical when the
net is strained. It is placed both sides of
the court where it holds up the net.

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NET
• A rectangular net placed in the
center of the court and being held
by two posts of specific height and
length. The height of the net from
the floor is 1.524m (5ft) long and
should be strained tightly, it is kept
by the umpires chair to facilitate
regular testing to ensure that the
net is in correct central height.