First Author: Alex and Allison
History of Badminton
Badminton was a game that began in ancient times and has continued to thrive and evolve over time.
- The Chinese were the first to play a game related to badminton that used a shuttle in the 5th Century
- Five centuries later a game appeared in Greece, China, Japan and India called Battledore and Shuttlecock
- Battledore refers to the raquet and the game was played by trying to keep the shuttlecock in the air
- During the 16th century the Europeans began playing the game and when the Soldiers brought back word of the way the game was played in India in the 1860's with a net then the Europeans began playing with a net as well.
- Badminton was launched in 1873 at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort.
- The Duke of Beaufont had a party in 1877 and declared the game played at his party "the Badminton game"
- Since the Duke brought it into popularity the game has since grown into a popular that has organizations and clubs devoted to the game
- The Bath Badminton Club- founded in 1877
- Thomas Cup (Men's Tournament)
- Uber Cup (Women's Tournament)
- The Badminton Association of England published the first set of rules in 1893 launched badminton in a house called "Dunbar" at 6 Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England on September 13th.
- In 1899, the first badminton competition in the world took place, called The All England Badminton Championships.
- In 1934, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) was founded by Canada, Denmark, England, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. India joined in 1936. Presently, the BWF regulates badminton internationally.
- Badminton was officially recognized as an Olympic sport during the 1992 games.
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