Badminton

Badminton

By Sara, Aitana, Valeria and Maria

Index

1. What is badminton?

1. What is badminton?

2. History

3. Rules

4. Famous badminton players

5. Video and photos

6. Materials

7. Curiosities

8. Important competitions

9.Thanks

WHAT IS BADMINTON?

It is a racket sport .It is a sport that is based on two opponents separated by a net. They need to hit a shuttlecook and when it lands on a track, it is a point for the opposing player.

Carolina Marín

HISTORY

It was created in India. The first name was Poona, the name of the country. Some britishofficers, saw the game and brought to England around 1875. The first badminton club was formed in Bath, England in 1873. The game was introduced in the United States in 1890. In Spain the badminton appeared in the early 70's

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Rules

1. You have to hit the shuttlecook
2. The shuttlecock needs to be hit by the racket
3. The serve must be done below the waist and crossed.
4. The match is played in 3 sets, the winner is the one who won 2 sets before.
5. The net is located at a height of 1.55 meters.

6. Take out who has won the point 7. For the serve,the even numbers are indicated on the right, and the odd numbers on the left. 8. Can be played in pairs or individually

Famous badminton players

Lin Dan

Carolina Marín

Susi susanti

Marcella Quinteros

He is a Chinese athlete who competed in badminton in the individual categorie.

She is a Spanish badminton player who competes in female sigles categorie.

She is an indonesian athlete who competed in the individual modality.

She is an Argentine parabadminton player.

VIDEOS AND PHOTOS

Here there are some photos of badminton.

Here there is a video of a badminton match.

MATERIALS

-Rackets: professional rackets are lighter weighting between 75 and 90 grams, while playing beginners rackets are between 100 and 115 grams. They are composed of carbon fiber along with a wide variety of other materials. -Shuttlecock: it has an open conical shape: the cone may be formed by sixteen feathers insert around a hemisferical cork. -Net: for badminton courts are usually made of polypropylene. As meausurements they will be 6.02m lenght and 0.76m height. -Shoes: badminton shoes are very light, with a rubber sole that allows the player to move easily.

curiosities

DIFFERENT HITS

• Hit from half court or cerc
• Hits in the bottom
• Defense hits
• The serve

MORE CURIOSITIES

• Badminton came olympic in 1992 in Barcelona
• Badminton is the fastest sport of racket in the world
• A badminton player can cover more tham 1.800 meters in a match
• The biggest shuttlecock in the world is in the gardens of the Kansas City museum. It is 48 times larger than normal almost twenty feet taller and two tons heaver

Important Competitions

National competitions;

• Thomas Cup: men's team competition
• Uber Cup: is the female version of the Thomas Cup,

World competitions:

• World championship:This tournament is held every two years, it is organized by the International Badminton Federation.It was established in the year 1977
• Olimpic games

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