Badminton, game for two or four players using lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock, a cork ball fitted with stabilizing feathers. Players hit the shuttlecock back and forth over a net, trying to keep it from hitting the ground. Some people play badminton outdoors on a level grassy area or beach. However, tournament-level badminton is played indoors on a specially marked court.
Badminton’s growth accelerated after the game’s debut as a medal sport during the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. China, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea are just a few of the countries where badminton is popular.
Play begins with a serve from a service area on the right-hand side of the court to a receiver in a diagonally opposite service area across the net. To serve, the server stands behind the service line and strikes the cork base of the shuttle in an underhand motion. The receiver must then return the shuttle before it hits the ground, and the players hit the shuttle back and forth until one side fails to return it.
Badminton was played as a demonstration sport at the 1972 and 1988 Olympic Games and became a medal sport in 1992; all the champions that year were from Indonesia or South Korea. Since then the game has seen the emergence of players from China, with three of the five gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, going to Chinese competitors.
Badminton’s growth accelerated after the game’s debut as a medal sport during the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. China, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea are just a few of the countries where badminton is popular.
Play begins with a serve from a service area on the right-hand side of the court to a receiver in a diagonally opposite service area across the net. To serve, the server stands behind the service line and strikes the cork base of the shuttle in an underhand motion. The receiver must then return the shuttle before it hits the ground, and the players hit the shuttle back and forth until one side fails to return it.
Badminton was played as a demonstration sport at the 1972 and 1988 Olympic Games and became a medal sport in 1992; all the champions that year were from Indonesia or South Korea. Since then the game has seen the emergence of players from China, with three of the five gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, going to Chinese competitors.
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