21. Badminton -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Categories badminton, olympic sports, Racquet sports history. sports playedwith a shuttlecock and racquets probably developed in ancient (A republic http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/b/ba/badminton.htm

Badminton [Categories: Badminton, Olympic sports, Racquet sports] This article is about the racquet sport badminton . For other uses of the name, see (Click link for more info and facts about Badminton (disambiguation)) Badminton (disambiguation) Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). The game of badminton is superficially similar to that of (A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court) tennis . Players at opposite ends of the court aim to hit a (Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers) shuttlecock over the net so that it lands inside the marked boundaries of the court, and aim to prevent their opponents from doing the same. Unlike a (Ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis) tennis ball , the shuttlecock flies with a lot of (The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid) drag , and will not bounce significantly. The shuttlecock is always volleyed, and a point ends as soon as it touches the ground. Badminton racquets have long handles, to make it easier to impart a great deal of (The product of a body's mass and its velocity) momentum to overcome the drag. The racquets are also much lighter than tennis racquets, because the shuttlecock is light.

22. SportsKnowHow.com - History Of Badminton - Page 2 Of 2 But badminton is deceptive. It is the fastest of all the racket sports. Of the 61 medals awarded in olympic badminton, Asian countries have won all but http://www.sportsknowhow.com/badminton/history/badminton-history-2.shtml

SportsKnowHow.com Home Badminton Home Badminton History SportsKnowHow.com - HISTORY OF BADMINTON- Page 2 of 2 From Party Game to Serious Sport Go to : Badminton Court Dimensions Badminton History Badminton Rules Badminton How To This drawing shows Britons enjoying a game of badminton in the 1870s (Click image to enlarge) Badminton at amazon.com: Click Here to see the best selection of Badminton Gear from Yonex, Prince, Wilson, MacGregor and others at Amazon.com Thomas Cup Winners Year Champion Malaya Malaya Malaya Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Malaysia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia China Indonesia China China China Malaysia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia China Uber Cup Winners Year Champion United States United States United States Japan Japan Japan Indonesia Japan Japan China China China China China Indonesia Indonesia China China China China Asia Dominates the Sport Though England birthed the sport of badminton, it has been Asia that adopted it as its own. China and Indonesia are the two dominant nations in international badminton competition. Matches in these nations draw crowds of more than 15,000. These two countries together have won an astonishing 70 percent of all IBF events. Asian countries have claimed all 23 Thomas Cups that have been awarded. In Uber Cup competition, Asian nations have won the last 15 titles.

23. Badminton’s History Dates Back To Ancient Greece And Early Far badminton is extremely popular in Asia and Europe. It became an olympic sport in1992 and an estimated 1.1 billion people watched its olympic debut on TV. http://www.gaygameschicago.org/sports/sports.php?mgroup=Badminton

24. UNSW Sports Association A Short history. badminton premiered as a fullmedal olympic sport at the 1992olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain after its success as a demonstration sport http://www.sport.unsw.edu.au/sportingClubs/clubs/clubSites/badminton/badminton.h

About The SA Contact Us Site Map Quick Links Contact The SA Badminton A Short History Joining The Club Everyone is welcome! Why not join the club today?! Official Badminton Website: www.badminton.unsw.edu.au Contact Details: badminton@unsw.edu.au Club Personel President Candy Minli Han Hon Secretary Yi-Ching Lee Hon Treasurer Carolyn Toh Delegate Candy Minli Han Delegate Carolyn Toh Delegate Jonathan Koh Contact Information

25. Secondary P.E. Individual Sports Describesthe sport of badminton, its role in the olympics, history,......URL http//www.olympic.nbc.com/sports/badminton/index.html http://www.ops.org/pe/individual.html

Secondary Physical Education Individual Sports The links below have been selected by the Omaha Public Schools based on their relevance to curriculum needs. None of these sites are owned or controlled by the Omaha Public Schools. Neither the district nor its employees are responsible for their contents or their links to other locations. Secondary Physical Education links Physical Education home page Archery Title: ArcheryNBC Sports URL: http://www.olympic.nbc.com/sports/archery/index.html Description: Describes the sport of Archery, its role in the Olympics, History, Rules and Facts Title: Archery Links URL: http://www.utoronto.ca:80/archery/links.htm Description: Links to archery web sites in the USA and International Badminton Title: BadmintonNBC Sports URL: http://www.olympic.nbc.com/sports/badminton/index.html Description: Describes the sport of Badminton, its role in the Olympics, History, Rules and Facts Title: Badminton URL: http://mid1.external.hp.com:80/stanb/badminton.html Description: News and lots of information with links to the US Badminton Association Bowling Title: Professional Bowler Association URL: http://www.pba.org/

26. Iran Daily badminton’s governing body, the IBF, is pushing to widen the sport’s appeal by the most successful cyclist in olympic history, Russia’s 17year-old http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2277/html/sports.htm

Wed, May 18, 2005 Front Page National Domestic Economy Science ... Sainz to Race in Turkish Rally Winning Start for Argentina DUESSELDORF, Germany, May 17French Open finalists Gaston Gaudio and Guillermo Coria gave title favorites Argentina a commanding start to the World Team Cup with a 2-1 victory over France on Monday, Reuters reported. Roland Garros champion Gaudio overcame Arnaud Clement 6-4, 4-6 while Coria was even more impressive in his brisk 6-1 6-4 workout against Michael Llodra. With just a week to go before Gaudio begins the defense of his French crown, the Argentine showed his class on the surface by running Clement ragged. French number one Sebastien Grosjean was forced to withdraw from the match with a knee injury and his replacement never looked like he could wrest control from Gaudio. The French pair then joined forces and prevented an Argentine rout with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Guillermo Canas and Juan Ignacio Chela. Chile, looking to become the first nation to win the competition three years running, lead the group on a better games won/lost difference after beating wildcard the Czech Republic 2-1 on the opening day of the tournament.

27. Boston.com / Sports / Olympics There are five olympic badminton events Men s singles, women s singles, badminton has a long and rich history in the United States dating back to 1878. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=globe&page=olymp/2004/previews/badmin

28. Our Badminton History badminton was originally played as a cooperative sport, where the goal was mainly to doubles, and mixed doubles have been olympic sports since 1992, http://www.northwestbadminton.org/spokane/badminton_history.htm

WASHINGTON document.write(mw_crumbs("","","NWBA Home")) NWBA Home NWBA Services Send Us Feedback Washington ... Spokane Home Badminton History Juniors Program Equipment FAQs Badminton is a game in which either individuals (in singles) or pairs (doubles play) of players use lightweight rackets to hit a nylon or feather shuttlecock (also called a bird or shuttle) across a net. Points are scored by winning rallies (points may only be scored when a player had the serve). While it sounds cute and fun, it is also the fastest racket sport in the world, and fierce rivalries have been forged on the badminton court. In the late 1800s, badminton was introduced in England by British officials who had learned the game (called Poona) in India. The game actually dates back to ancient Greece and China as well, and was called battledore and shuttlecock. The first standardized rules for what we call badminton were outlined in 1895 in England; the United States Badminton Association was founded in 1936. Original objectives of the Spokane Badminton and Pickle Ball Club 1. Promotion of fun, fitness and friendship. 2. Promotion of sportsmanship in play. 3. Promotion of two individual sports in a public facility that is adequate for play, in which regularly scheduled times are available and can be offered at low-cost. 4. For adult participation primarily. (Children are welcome and get court priority during Sunday Early Birds session.)

29. NZ Olympic Team Profiles Badminton OLYMPICS NEW ZEALAND TEAM sports. . history. NZ olympic Team Profiles badminton. Athlete SaraRunestenPetersen Event Mixed Doubles Age 30 Lives Auckland http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/433401?format=html

30. Canadian Women Olympic Badminton Players triang.gif (67 bytes) olympic history. triang.gif (67 bytes) New sports Eight badminton players have met the Canadian olympic Association standard for http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/badminton/

BADMINTON By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Women's duo victorious Milaine Cloutier and Robbyn Hermitage beat Australia's Rhonda Cator and Amanda Hardy in women's badminton, 15-13 and 15-6. - Sep. 18, 2000 Doubles team downed by Danes They were beaten in 25 minutes. And they're out on the second day of the Olympics. But after Winnipegger Kara Solmundson and mixed doubles partner Mike Beres dropped a 15-8, 15-2 decision to Denmark. they exchanged high-fives and smiled. - Sep. 17, 2000 Solmundson in for doubleheader Winnipegger Kara Solmundson never expected to play at 10 o'clock at night at the Olympics, but she expects her mixed doubles match with partner Mike Beres against Pierre and Beeharry of tiny Mauritius (where?) to be the least worrisome of her doubleheader today. Sep. 16, 2000

31. ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games Baseball © ATHOC Get to know all the olympic sports through the educationalanimations. Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, badminton, Baseball, Basketball http://www.athens2004.com/

Unforgettable Games, Dream Games A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed. These Games broke many records. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest number ever and also the most women athletes ever. Representatives of 202 countries took part, more than any other sport event. The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents. Shot Put was held in Olympia and women competed there for the first time. Four billion viewers all over the world watched these Games. They all saw Greece, inside and outside the stadiums. With a warm  Closing Ceremony , full of music and singing, Athens bade a final farewell to the athletes and its guests.  Visit the Closing Ceremony Image Gallery Wallpapers Highlights of the Games Read the highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games and feel again the excitement of the most important events of each competition day. Olympic Sports Get to know all the Olympic sports through the educational animations.

32. Badminton badminton See the olympic sports animations more For the first time in modernhistory, during the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games a sporting event was held in http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/legacy?lang=en&channel=Badminton

33. HickokSports.com - History - Badminton is a history of badminton, with a list of all United States and olympic badminton was staged as a demonstration sport at the 1972 olympics and it http://www.hickoksports.com/history/badmintn.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Badminton History Table of Contents History Other Resources History Badminton probably originated in India as a grownup's version of a very old children's game known in England as battledore and shuttlecock, the battledore being a paddle and the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually balled a "bird." Played for centuries by children in India, Siam, and Japan, this was a cooperative game in which the players worked together to keep the "bird" in the air for as long as possible. A net was added and the game had become a competitive sport called "poona" by the 1860s, when British Army officers were playing it in India. Some of them brought equipment back to England and introduced the new sport there during the early 1870s. It was played at a lawn party held by Duke of Beaufort at his country place, Badminton, in 1873, and it became known as "the Badminton game" among various guests who introduced it to other friends. The Bath Badminton Club, organized in 1877, developed the first written rules, which have remained essentially the same. In 1893, the Badminton Association of England was founded as the first national governing body and the first All-England championship was held in 1899.

34. HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Badminton Medalists history. badminton was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympics and became amedal event in 1992. Originally, finalists were determined through a http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olbadminton.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Olympic Medalists: Badminton History Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles ... Other Resources History Badminton was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympics and became a medal event in 1992. Originally, finalists were determined through a round-robin tournament, followed by a single-elimination tournament for the top finishers, who were seeded based on their round robin records. The semifinal losers were awarded joint bronze medals. Since 1996, the whole tournament has been single elimination. The top eight ranked players are seeded and the other eight are placed in a blind draw. The losers in the semifinal round now play for the bronze medal. The mixed doubles championship was added in 1996. Top of page Men's Singles Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Allan Budi Kusuma, INA Ardy Wiranata, INA Thomas Stuer-Launidsen, DEN Dong Jiong, CHN Rashid Sidek, MAS Ji Xinpeng, CHN Hendrawan, INA Xia Xuanze, CHN Taufik Hidayat, INA Seung Mo Shon, KOR Soni Dwi Kuncoro, INA Top of page Women's Singles Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Susi Susanti, INA

35. Badminton badminton has been an official olympic sport since 1992. The Columbia ElectronicEncyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2005, Columbia University Press. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sports/A0805712.html

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36. Badminton History history of badminton; Bibliography Sydney olympics badminton Page badminton sdebut as an olympic sport has clearly boosted interest internationally. http://members.tripod.com/realsmash/History.htm

Perimeter Badminton Club What's New Schedule Changes! Click for details... Schedule Details Need shuttlecocks? Check the Online shops! Pictures from 2001 Share a Child's Dream fund-raising dinner Badminton Video Clips Quotable Quotes "It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again." - Vince Lombardi About Badminton Facts History Rules and Laws Inspirational Facing storms in life? Perspectives on stocks, profits, etc... Are you experiencing pain in your life? Read our Food for Thought Badminton History Bibliography: International Badminton Federation adminton has a surprisingly long history given its relatively recent introduction onto the Olympic scene. Badminton was invented long ago; its origins date back at least two thousand years to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India and China. Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century. By coincidence, Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation. Founded in 1934 with nine members - Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales, membership of the International Badminton Federation has risen steadily. There was a notable increase in new members after badminton's Olympic debut at Barcelona. Development in the sport continues to grow and the current 142 members is expected to increase further.

37. Badminton Canada Inside Badminton Canada - A Brief History A Brief history of badminton in Canada badminton was a demonstration sportat the olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Canada was represented by Jamie http://www.badminton.ca/eng/inside/history.shtml

Home Inside Badminton Canada A Brief History Inside Badminton Canada A Brief History A Brief History of Badminton in Canada Badminton first played in Canada, in its capital city, Ottawa. Ladies' Montreal Tennis and Badminton Club formed, the oldest club in Canada. First badminton club championships held, the first open badminton tournament in Canada. Canadian Badminton Association formed, University Club, Montreal. Colonel S. H. McKee elected President, colonel A. E. Harris elected Vice President, and Mr. R. B. Buchanan elected Honorary Secretary. Canada was the first nation outside of the British Isles to form a national association. The original minutes of all A.G.M.'s held since 1921 are held in the National Office in Ottawa. First Canadian Closed Championships held at the CAMC Badminton Club of Montreal. A.E. Snell of Ottawa was men's singles champion. Representative team from the British Isles toured Canada, interest in badminton was greatly stimulated. Travel assistance for players to Canadian Championships was established. Jack Purcell, Canadian Singles Champion from Guelph, Ontario defeated the four best British badminton players who were on tour in Canada.

38. A Brief History Of Badminton In Canada A Brief history of badminton in Canada. Last updated 96/09/01. badminton wasa demonstration sport at the olympic Games in Munich, Germany. http://www.badminton.ca/corpnews/history.html

A Brief History of Badminton in Canada Last updated 96/09/01 Badminton first played in Canada, in its capital city, Ottawa. Ladies' Montreal Tennis and Badminton Club formed, the oldest club in Canada. First badminton club championships held, the first open badminton tournament in Canada. Canadian Badminton Association formed, University Club, Montreal. Colonel S. H. McKee elected President, colonel A. E. Harris elected Vice President, and Mr. R. B. Buchanan elected Honorary Secretary. Canada was the first nation outside of the British Isles to form a national association. The original minutes of all A.G.M.'s held since 1921 are held in the National Office in Ottawa. First Canadian Closed Championships held at the CAMC Badminton Club of Montreal. A.E. Snell of Ottawa was men's singles champion. Representative team from the British Isles toured Canada, interest in badminton was greatly stimulated. Travel assistance for players to Canadian Championships was established. Jack Purcell, Canadian Singles Champion from Guelph, Ontario defeated the four best British badminton players who were on tour in Canada. Jack Purcell proclaimed the professional badminton champion of the world, after beating the best players from Canada, England and the United States of America.

39. Art 002 - Badminton As An Olympic Sport badminton as an olympic Sport. By Ravi Rao. The history of badminton is largelya mystery. It first appeared sometime during the mid19th century, http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/c/c/ccr130/art002/project/badminton.html

40. Olympic Games - History For the first time in Malaysian history, Football qualified for the olympic Games.badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport and three players http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/olympicg/history.htm

History Previous Participation Previous Medal Tally ... Chef-De-Mission Brief Record of Malaysia's Participation in Past Olympic Games since 1956 Prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council in 1953 and its subsequent recognition by the IOC in 1954, some Malayans may have participated in the Olympic Games, representing their countries of origin, such as China and India. After receiving the recognition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1954, the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council, as it was then known, sent a contingent of 33 athletes from 6 sports to participate in the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne. Since then the Olympic Council of Malaysia, as it is known since 1964, has been participating in all the Olympic Games, except the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The Olympic Contingent of the Federation of Malaya to the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games comprised six athletes, two swimmers, 18 Hockey players, three Weightlifters and four shooters. There was only one female athlete in the Contingent, Ms. Annie Choong, who participated in Athletics. Amongst the Olympians were Koh Eng Tong, the 1950 British Empire Weightlifting gold medallist in the Featherweight Division and Tan Kim Bee, the silver medallist in the Light Heavyweight Division. The Hockey team finished 9th out of 12 teams. The Chef de Mission was Mr. H.M. De Souza (Hockey) and the Flag Bearer was Tan Eng Bee (Weightlifting)

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