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History of Badminton

Badminton has origins dating back over 2000 years to ancient China, where a similar game involving kicking shuttlecocks was played. The modern game of badminton developed in India in the 1800s under the name "Poona" or "Poonah" and was brought to England where it was known as "battledore and shuttlecock". The Badminton World Federation was formed in 1934 to govern the sport internationally. Badminton gained popularity and became an official Olympic medal sport starting in 1992.

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History of Badminton

Badminton has origins dating back over 2000 years to ancient China, where a similar game involving kicking shuttlecocks was played. The modern game of badminton developed in India in the 1800s under the name "Poona" or "Poonah" and was brought to England where it was known as "battledore and shuttlecock". The Badminton World Federation was formed in 1934 to govern the sport internationally. Badminton gained popularity and became an official Olympic medal sport starting in 1992.

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VII- HERSCHEL
MRS. DIVINE BUSANO
HISTORY OF
BADMINTON
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
The shuttlecock which is used
for the game can trace back
from more than 2000 years The game was also known as “Poonaor Poonah”
ago. In China, shuttlecock was after the garrison town of Pune where it was
played as a kicking game till particularly popular and where the first rules for
these days, called “Ti Jian Zhi” the game were drawn up

5th Century B.C. 1873

1804 1934
It was known as The Badminton World
“Battledore and Federation (BWF; originally
Shuttlecock” the International Badminton
(first name of badminton) Federation), the world
governing body of the sport,
was formed
HISTORY OF BADMINTON (cONT’D)

Badminton first appeared in Badminton appeared in Mixed doubles was


the Olympic Games as a the Olympic Games as a introduced at the 1996
demonstration sport exhibition sport Games

1972 1988 1996

1977 1992
The BWF’s first world Badminton becomes an
championships were held official medal sport at the
games of the XXVth
Olympiad in Barcelona, with
competition for men’s and
women’s singles (one
against one) and doubles
(two against two)

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