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    Badminton, court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock.

    Historically, the
    shuttlecock (also known as a “bird” or “birdie”) was a small cork hemisphere with 16 goose feathers
    attached and weighing about 0.17 ounce (5 grams). These types of shuttles may still be used in modern
    play, but shuttles made from synthetic materials are also allowed by the Badminton World Federation.
    The game is named for Badminton, the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort
    in Gloucestershire, England, where it was first played about 1873. The roots of the sport can be traced
    to ancient Greece, China, and India, and it is closely related to the old children’s game battledore and
    shuttlecock. Badminton is derived directly from poona, which was played by British army officers
    stationed in India in the 1860s. The first unofficial all-England badminton championships for men were
    held in 1899, and the first badminton tournament for women was arranged the next year.

    The Badminton World Federation (BWF; originally the International Badminton Federation), the world
    governing body of the sport, was formed in 1934. The BWF’s first world championships were held in
    1977. A number of regional, national, and zonal badminton tournaments are held in several countries.
    The best-known of these is the All-England Championships. Other well-known international
    tournaments include the Thomas Cup (donated 1939) for men’s team competition and the Uber
    Cup (donated 1956) for women’s team competition.

    Badminton is especially popular in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, England, Denmark, and India.
    Notable Indian players include Saina Nehwal, Prakash Padukone, P.V. Sindhu, and Pullela Gopichand.

    Badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1972 and as an exhibition
    sport in 1988. At the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with competition for men’s and
    women’s singles (one against one) and doubles (two against two). Mixed doubles was introduced at the
    1996 Games.

    Competitive badminton is usually played indoors because even light winds affect the course of the
    shuttlecock. (Recreational badminton, on the other hand, is a popular outdoor summertime activity.)
    The rectangular court is 44 feet (13.4 meters) long and 17 feet (5.2 meters) wide for singles, 20 feet (6.1
    meters) wide for doubles. A net 5 feet (1.5 meters) high stretches across the width of the court at its
    center. A clear space of 4 feet (1.3 meters) around the court is needed. Play consists entirely of volleying
    —hitting the shuttlecock back and forth across the net without letting it touch the floor or ground within
    the boundaries of the court—and is fast-paced, requiring athletes to have excellent dexterity and quick
    reaction times.

    In international play, athletes compete in best-of-three-games matches. A game is played to 21 points,


    provided that the winner has at least a 2-point advantage. If a 2-point advantage is never reached, the
    first player or team to score 30 points wins. Points were only awarded to the serving side until 2006,
    when the BWF adopted the “rally scoring” system, under which either side can score at any time.

    Reference: https://www.britannica.com/sports/badminton

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