81. Badminton – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atl England, which gave the game of badminton its name, may not be rich in titles in stars of the sport was Kitty Godfree, winner of several olympic tennis http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/badminton/badmintonancient.html

ANCIENT ORIGINS FLIGHT OF THE SHUTTLECOCK REACHES 260KPH Simon Archer Photograph: Graham Chadwick/Allsport England, which gave the game of badminton its name, may not be rich in titles in the sport these days but it can claim one most impressive record; the fastest recorded smash came off the racket of Simon Archer, of Great Britain, the flight of the shuttlecock reaching a staggering 260 kilometres an hour. Archer will take part in the men's and mixed doubles in Sydney and lasers will monitor the speed of his serves. The origins of the game were somewhat more sedate. Match play similar to that seen in the modern game was common in the 1870s but the game evolved from much older sports, those of Ti Jian Zi in China and its descendant, battledore and shuttlecock, which was played some 2,000 years ago by the ancient Greeks as well as in China, Japan and India. In Ti Jian Zi, players kicked the shuttlecock and there were no rackets. Around the time of Christ's birth, the battledore, an early form of the racket, appeared in China, Japan and Greece. Over the centuries, battledore and shuttlecock became a popular game, first among children and later among nobles and others in high society. In continental Europe, the game was referred to by its French name, "jeu de volant". By the mid-1800s a game known as poona had developed and would evolve into the modern game of badminton.

82. Badminton – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atl badminton was a demonstration sport at the Games of 1972 and 1988 before it winners of olympic badminton titles and olympic gold medals in any sport for http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/badminton/badmintonhistory.html

OLYMPIC HISTORY In 1996, China, which had failed to reach any of the four finals in Barcelona, stood at the top of the medals table as Asian athletes won 14 of the 15 medals. The only medal to go beyond Asia provided the shock of the Atlanta tournament, as Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen, of Denmark, won the men's singles. Denmark and Britain could challenge Asian supremacy in Sydney. In the singles, Hoyer-Larsen, now ranked No 3 in the world, will defend his title, and may find Peter Gade Christensen, the world No 1, his toughest opponent. Indonesia, China and Malaysia account for 11 of the other top 16 players in the world. In mixed doubles, Simon Archer and Joanne Goode, of Britain, are strong medal hopes after finishing runners-up at the world championships in 1999. Among women, Camilla Martin, of Denmark, is a leading contender for the singles title alongside Dai Yun and Ye Zhaoying, of China.

83. ESPN.com - OLY/SUMMER04 - Medals Summer Olympics Medals ALL sports , Archery, Artistic Gymnastics, badminton,Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak Flatwater http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/history?discId=6

84. SportingPulse - Competitions At badminton is not necessarily guaranteed a spot at any olympics but has been but badminton as an olympic sport has been boosted to top half of olympic TV http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/assoc_page.cgi?client=@Badminton New Zealand@240

85. SportingPulse Homepage For badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world, with fullon smashes having More than 1.1 billion people watched badminton s olympic debut on TV. http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/assoc_page.cgi?client=@Badminton New Zealand@240

86. Taufik To Meet Shon In Badminton Final - Athens Olympics 2004 - ABC Sport. The 2004 Athens olympics. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). battle itout for the olympic gold medal in the men s singles badminton after they http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200408/s1181745.htm

Skip navigation ABC Home Radio Television ... News Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport. Home Features Program Results ... Galleries Search this site Print Email Taufik to meet Shon in badminton final Last Updated: Friday, August 20, 2004. 8:24pm (AEST) Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat and South Korean seventh seed Shon Seung-Mo will battle it out for the Olympic gold medal in the men's singles badminton after they both won their semi-final matches in Athens. Unseeded Taufik, a quarter-finalist in Sydney four years ago, beat Thailand's Ponsana Boonsak 15-9, 15-2, while Shon, who is partially sighted after being struck in the right eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15, overcame Indonesian eighth seed Soni Dwi Kuncoro 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Taufik, who knocked out Malaysian third seed Wong Choon-Han and Danish sixth seed Peter Gade on his way to the last four, has a long history of tantrums, but he kept his temper under control to march into the final. "Everyone has been saying to me that I am not so emotional on court in this tournament," said the charismatic 23-year-old, who wears a diamond stud in his left ear. "I can't explain it, but I feel much more relaxed, more than I have ever done, much more than in Sydney."

87. The Games - Sydney 2000 Archery olympic Park Archery Centre 4000; badminton olympic Park SportsPavilions (14) 5 - 10000; Baseball olympic Park Baseball Centre 10000 http://www.olympics.org.uk/thegames/past/sydney.asp

SITE SEARCH Home The Games British Medals - 2000 Medals by Country ... Sydney Table of Events (PDF) DATES The Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad took place between 15 September - 1 October, 2000. HOST CITY Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was awarded the Millennium Games on 23 September, 1993 in Monte Carlo. It was the third of three consecutive bids to be made by an Australian city and was backed by 90% of the Australian population. Australia is one of only five countries to have been in attendance at every summer Olympic Games since they began in 1896. The other countries being Great Britain, France, Switzerland and Greece. Sydney, Australia's largest city, has a population of approximately 3.7 million people. MEDALS A total of 300 medals were awarded at the Sydney Olympic Games. Olympic Venues There were two primary Olympic zones for the 2000 Olympic Games: the Olympic Park and the Harbour Zone. Together they accommodated 23 out of the 28 sports. The Olympic Park - situated at Homebush Bay, about 14km west of the city centre, the park was the centrepiece of the Games. It is located within a 2.5km circle surrounding the Olympic Stadium. Construction on the Olympic Stadium began in September 1996 and was completed in March 1999. The stadium cost $A690 million to build. The Olympic Park was be the venue for 15 of the 28 sports.

88. Olympic Badminton Events The fifth most popular sport in the world, according to badminton NZ and it is World badminton.net The official site of badminton for the olympics, http://www.chiff.com/olympics/olympics-badminton.htm

Search the Site: Chiff.com e-Biz Pages What the World is Looking for Main e-Biz Pages Features Business ... Olympic Games Badminton Forms of badminton have been played in China, India and Greece since ancient times. The modern version was brought back to England and popularized by the Duke's of Beaufort. The English name of the sport comes from his residence in Gloucestershire Badminton House. If you think of a leisurely game of lawn tennis when you hear the name, you've never seen olympic level play! The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona was the first official recognition of badminton as an olympic level sport. The fifth most popular sport in the world, according to Badminton NZ...and it is steadily gaining even more dedicated fans around the world. Watch a few of the high speed matches and you'll see why... Sports Badminton World Badminton.net

89. Badminton Galore - Common TalkWeekly A surprisingly long history for one of the Olympics newest sports! By holdingall three cups, I believe we have made badminton history, China s head http://www.common-talk.com/050601/sportshealth.html

90. United States Olympic Committee - Han, Bach Aim To Be America's First Badminton for badminton since the sport was introduced to the olympic Games in 1992 . badminton players, including pairs, qualify for the olympics based on http://www.usoc.org/11753_14193.htm

Summer Team Sites Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Karate Pentathlon Racquetball Roller Sports Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Squash Swimming Synchro. Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Team Sites Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Short Track Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding Speedskating U.S. Olympic Sites U.S. Olympic Fan Club Free eNewsletter U.S. Olympic Shop U.S. Paralympics Olympians on TV Photo Galleries Sports Jobs Ask an Olympian USOC Pressbox Athletes Events Sports Features ... tips Han, Bach aim to be America's first badminton medalists By Nikki Dee Corum // USOC Media Services // January 21, 2004 Visit USA Badminton In the world of sports, where competition is everything, it takes a strong determination to win for athletes to admit that they can be more successful competing with each other than against each other. That is exactly what Kevin Han (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Howard Bach (San Francisco, Calif.) have done. For two men who could not be more different off the court, they work well together on the court.

91. United States Olympic Committee - Q&A With Badminton's Duo Han, Bach On Their Su HOWARD BACH I have always said that I wanted to go to the Olympics. I thinkhe would present badminton as a sport, in addition to me, very well. http://www.usoc.org/11753_12343.htm

Summer Team Sites Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Karate Pentathlon Racquetball Roller Sports Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Squash Swimming Synchro. Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Team Sites Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Short Track Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding Speedskating U.S. Olympic Sites U.S. Olympic Fan Club Free eNewsletter U.S. Olympic Shop U.S. Paralympics Olympians on TV Photo Galleries Sports Jobs Ask an Olympian USOC Pressbox Athletes Events Sports Features ... tips By Jessica Santonastaso // usolympicteam.com // November 6, 2002 Visit USA Badminton Men's doubles badminton partners Kevin Han and Howard Bach are like the Batman and Robin of badminton. Although both men started their badminton careers playing singles, the men joined forces knowing that it would better their chances of winning an Olympic medal. Han and Bach were named the U.S. Team of the Year in 2000 and 2001, and were ranked number one (as a team) nationally as of May 2002. Individually, Han was Male Player of the Year 1994-2001 and is ranked number one nationally. Bach is close behind at the number two spot nationally and was a silver medallist at the 1999 Pan Am Games. The International Badminton Federation ranked the men #12 in Men's Doubles in 2002, making it the highest ranking ever for the U.S. in the sport's history. They placed first in 2002 at the U.S. National Men's Doubles, while Han took first in singles and Bach placed second. The men also took first at the 2001 Men's doubles-Brazil Int'l, Pan American Championships, Miami Classic and the U.S. National.

92. Asian Economic News: LEAD: Badminton: Olympic Champion Hidayat Through To Yonex Full text of the article, LEAD badminton olympic champion Hidayat through toYonex Open semis from Asian Economic News, a publication in the field of http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2005_April_11/ai_n13601306

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94. Olympics: Athens 2004 olympics Poll. What s your favorite summer olympic sport? Choose a sport,Archery, badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing http://www.factmonster.com/spot/04olympics.html

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96. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Badminton | History | Eastern Promise On Courts badminton is the world s fastest racket sport with shuttles hitting the 200mph mark Indonesia dominated that first Olympics, winning gold in each of the http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/badminton/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Thursday, 1 April, 2004, 12:00 GMT 13:00 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Eastern promise on courts Badminton is an annual event The Duke of Beaufort's vast country estate in Gloucestershire should be better known for horse trials and hunting rather than an indoor racquet sport. But badminton's roots date back centuries, having originated from a children's game known in England as "battledore and shuttlecock". Using a paddle - a battledore - players worked together to keep a small feathered cork - a shuttlecock - in the air as long as possible. The game had been played for centuries by children in the Far East, and was adapted by British Army officers stationed in India in the 1860s. They added a net and the game became a competitive sport called "poona", with documented rules in 1867. In 1873 the sport made its way back to England and gained its current title after guests at a Badminton House lawn party held by the Duke of Beaufort introduced it to their friends as "the Badminton game".

97. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Badminton Sport Homepage Olympics 2004 badminton Results Schedule history Sport Guide Venues Guide Discuss badminton on our Olympics message boards http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/badminton/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Badminton Last Updated: Saturday, 4 September, 2004, 09:00 GMT 10:00 UK Sologub hopeful for future Team GB's badminton's team manager Lars Sologub is confident that Britain can win another medal in Beijing. China triumph in doubles Hidayat wins singles gold MORE BADMINTON NEWS South Korea land gold Britain target Beijing gold Taufik takes on Shon Zhang wins badminton gold ... Britons edge through Have Your Say Discuss badminton on our Olympics message boards Shuttle diplomacy Feelings running high in the mixed doubles badminton final WATCH AND LISTEN Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms target mixed doubles gold in Beijing The lowdown on GB's silver duo Emms and Robertson Fancy giving badminton a bash? INTERNET LINKS International Badminton Badminton Assoc. of England

98. ESPN.com: Olympics America s hopes for its first badminton medal, the unseeded team of Kevin Hanand Howard Bach COM S 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS Complete coverage from Athens. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/badminton/index

Double The Pleasure Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei celebrate their gold win. China failed to equal its three-medal sweep in Sydney, but the Chinese did win gold and silver in women's doubles . And despite losing in the final, Gao Ling was the big winner, picking up her third Olympic medal. More from ESPN.com U.S. badminton duo falls to bottom half of draw America's hopes for its first badminton medal, the unseeded team of Kevin Han and Howard Bach, wound up in the bottom half of the draw Sunday. Clement: Stamina needed How tough could badminton be? Players can cover almost 4 miles in a match that's not anything like what you play in your back yard. More Features zSr = null; ESPN.com: Help Media Kit Contact Us Site Map ... Supplier Information and SUMMER OLYMPICS Results Nations U.S. Athletes ... Wire SPORTS Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball ... History Want to know more? CLICK HERE! ARCHIVE ESPN.COM'S 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS : Complete coverage from Athens. ESPN.COM'S 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS : Look back at the best Winter Games performance by the United States. ESPN.COM'S

99. Official Website - UCLA Badminton Club USA in the Olympics The sport of badminton was forever changed when, badminton has a rich history in the United States. The first badminton club in this http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/UCLABadminton/USHistory.htm

var sc_project=614984; var sc_partition=3; var sc_security="8a14684d"; in 2005 SCCBL in 2005 Collegiate Nationals BADMINTON IN THE U.S. FALL 2005 (pending confirmation) Tu, 7:45 - 9:45pm Fr, 5:30 - 7:30pm Pardee Gym John Wooden Center The following is an excerpt from www.usabadminton.org USA in the Olympics USA Badminton History 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 (IBF). The number of U.S. clubs declined slightly in the 1970s; however, high school and collegiate play expanded.

100. MOP Squad Sports - Olympics - Badminton You are Here Home Miscellaneous sports Olympics badminton. badminton.The speed of badminton leaves its racquet sport rivals wallowing in its wake. http://www.mopsquad.com/misc/olympics/badminton/

MEDAL TABLE (Top five) Country G S B T Men (since 1992) Indonesia Korea China Denmark Malaysia Women (since 1992) China Korea Indonesia Denmark You are Here: Home Miscellaneous Sports Olympics Badminton The speed of badminton leaves its racquet sport rivals wallowing in its wake. Shuttlecocks travel at speeds up to 200 mph - not bad for a piece of equipment made from sticking 16 goose feathers into a piece of cork. Such is the speed of the shuttle, players have to possess superb reflexes to keep it in play. It is estimated that players cover anything up to four miles in a match, thus making stamina and agility key to success. Rallies last far longer than in tennis - about 10 shots more on average - and the shuttle is in play for roughly double the time. But, like tennis, the court possesses tramlines, acting as boundaries, and a net, far higher at 150cm. Five disciplines will be on show in Athens; men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. There will be eight seeds in each of the events, which will all be a straight knockout from the last 16, with qualifiers determined by the world rankings.

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