Badminton
Badminton 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.
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