41. Alexa Web Search - Subjects > Sports > Badminton > Tournaments badminton Rishon Le Zion Results of Israeli badminton championship, badminton history and rules. A Basic Guide to badminton (Official Us olympic Sp http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?catid=826728&mode=general

42. HickokSports.com - History - Badminton history. has launched a major development program aimed at producing an olympic medalist by 2004 badminton became a professional sport in the 1980s, when the IBF http://www.hickoksports.com/history/badmintn.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Badminton History Table of Contents History Other Resources History Badminton probably originated in India as a grownup's version of a very old children's game known in England as battledore and shuttlecock, the battledore being a paddle and the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually balled a "bird." Played for centuries by children in India, Siam, and Japan, this was a cooperative game in which the players worked together to keep the "bird" in the air for as long as possible. A net was added and the game had become a competitive sport called "poona" by the 1860s, when British Army officers were playing it in India. Some of them brought equipment back to England and introduced the new sport there during the early 1870s. It was played at a lawn party held by Duke of Beaufort at his country place, Badminton, in 1873, and it became known as "the Badminton game" among various guests who introduced it to other friends. The Bath Badminton Club, organized in 1877, developed the first written rules, which have remained essentially the same. In 1893, the Badminton Association of England was founded as the first national governing body and the first All-England championship was held in 1899.

43. HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Badminton Medalists history. badminton was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympics and became a medal event in 1992. Originally, finalists were determined http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olbadminton.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Olympic Medalists: Badminton History Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles ... Other Resources History Badminton was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympics and became a medal event in 1992. Originally, finalists were determined through a round-robin tournament, followed by a single-elimination tournament for the top finishers, who were seeded based on their round robin records. The semifinal losers were awarded joint bronze medals. Since 1996, the whole tournament has been single elimination. The top eight ranked players are seeded and the other eight are placed in a blind draw. The losers in the semifinal round now play for the bronze medal. The mixed doubles championship was added in 1996. Top of page Men's Singles Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Allan Budi Kusuma, INA Ardy Wiranata, INA Thomas Stuer-Launidsen, DEN Dong Jiong, CHN Rashid Sidek, MAS Ji Xinpeng, CHN Hendrawan, INA Xia Xuanze, CHN Top of page Women's Singles Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Susi Susanti, INA

44. Olympics Badminton Ananova olympic badminton Offers a basic guide to the olympic sport of badminton. Find a concise history of the event at the Games and the tournament http://www.spectster.com/cgi-bin/search/smartsearch.cgi?keywords=olympics badmin

45. Art 002 - Badminton As An Olympic Sport badminton as an olympic Sport. By Ravi Rao. The history of badminton is largely a mystery. It first appeared sometime during the mid http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/c/c/ccr130/art002/project/badminton.html

46. Badminton – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atl olympic history. badminton was a demonstration sport at the Games of 1972 and 1988 before it achieved full olympic status at Barcelona in 1992, when romance was 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.

47. Olympics Accommodations & Hotels, Badminton - Goudi Olympic Hall - Athens 2004 for August 2004 for fans of badminton olympic Events. Ancient olympics history Modern olympics history - Modern Winter olympics - The olympic Ideal http://www.athenshousing.com/olympicgamesathens2004info/Olympic_Venues/Accommoda

Home Check Availability Browse Accommodations Buy Olympic Event Tickets ... Submit A Special Request (Please Click on picture for a Map of Olympic Athens) Athens Housing is your accommodations connection for hotels and private residence short-term rentals near the Goudi Olympic Hall in Athens in 2004. The Goudi Olympic Hall of Athens is located in the Athens suburb of Goudi and it is where all the badminton events are going to take place during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. We, at Athens Housing, are making every effort to secure affordable hotel and private accommodations in Athens for August 2004 for fans of Badminton Olympic Events. Please feel free to browse through our our accommodations section to find something appropriate. If you see that there is no availability, please submit a form and one of our representatives will contact you as soon as possible to discuss private accommodations and hotel options for you. Athens 2004 Sport Events Tickets Olympic Games Events Schedule List of Olympic Sports - List of Olympic Venues - Ancient Olympics History - Modern Olympics History - Modern Winter Olympics - - Athens City Information - Guide to the Greek Islands The Sporades Islands The Ionian Islands (Eptanisa) The Dodecanese Islands ... Crete - Greece Sightseeing - Best of Greece - Greek History - Greek Boating - Foreign Embassies in Athens Foreign Consulates in Athens Athens 2004 Merchandise - Official Olympic Games Merchandise -

48. Olympic Games - History For the first time in Malaysian history, Football qualified for the olympic Games. badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport and three players http://www.olympic.org.my/gamesrecords/olympicg/history.htm

History Previous Participation Previous Medal Tally ... Chef-De-Mission Brief Record of Malaysia's Participation in Past Olympic Games since 1956 Prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council in 1953 and its subsequent recognition by the IOC in 1954, some Malayans may have participated in the Olympic Games, representing their countries of origin, such as China and India. After receiving the recognition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1954, the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council, as it was then known, sent a contingent of 33 athletes from 6 sports to participate in the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne. Since then the Olympic Council of Malaysia, as it is known since 1964, has been participating in all the Olympic Games, except the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The Olympic Contingent of the Federation of Malaya to the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games comprised six athletes, two swimmers, 18 Hockey players, three Weightlifters and four shooters. There was only one female athlete in the Contingent, Ms. Annie Choong, who participated in Athletics. Amongst the Olympians were Koh Eng Tong, the 1950 British Empire Weightlifting gold medallist in the Featherweight Division and Tan Kim Bee, the silver medallist in the Light Heavyweight Division. The Hockey team finished 9th out of 12 teams. The Chef de Mission was Mr. H.M. De Souza (Hockey) and the Flag Bearer was Tan Eng Bee (Weightlifting)

49. OCM History history OF THE olympic COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA 1953 to has been participating in the olympic/Asian/Commonwealth second most popular sport in Malaysia is badminton. http://www.olympic.org.my/aboutocm/history/ocmHistory.htm

HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA 1953 to 1998 Federation of Malaya Olympic Council Representatives of the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union and the Federation of Malaya Hockey Union held a meeting on 15th August 1953, for the purpose of forming the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC). The meeting elected the protem office bearers of the FMOC, approved its draft constitution, and decided to seek registration of the FMOC with the Registrar of Societies of the Federation of Malaya, and to seek recognition of the International Olympic Committee, 1949, with its registered address at the Malayan Public Works Department Sports Club, Cheras Road, Kuala Lumpur. The first meeting of FMOC was held on 24 April 1954, with four delegates from the Federation of Malaya Athletic Association and three delegates from the Federation of Malaya Hockey Union, and one observer from the Malayan Small Bore Rifle Association. At the above meeting, the protem principal office bearers were confirmed to hold office until the conclusion of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The meeting also decided to invite all National Sports Associations to apply for affiliation with the Council, to participate in

50. Badminton Ancient History & Cartoon Fun From Brownielocks. The Ancient history of badminton. And badminton was finally added to the olympic program in 1992 with singles, doubles competitions for men and women. http://www.brownielocks.com/badminton.html

Brownielocks and The 3 Bears present Cartoon Fun and The Ancient History of Badminton Before Iran and Iraq were countries, the area was known as Babylonia. And this is where the game of badminton began. Although it technically wasn't a game for them. It was more like hocus-pocus fortune telling. The Babylonians were big on this sort of stuff, and would go to a priest (for a fee of course) to get their future told. The priest would do it in several ways: Dice, Cards, Tea Leaves, Bones, Dreams, and a few other gross ways I won't go into. But, another technique that the so-called future predicting priest used to foresee a person's future was a ceremony rather than a one-on-one personal reading. A crowd would form. Incense was lit. Drums were banged. Magical chants were sung. You in the mood yet? Should be. Out comes the priest, with two participants each holding a wooden paddle. Then the priest called for silence! A hush came over the crowd, and the two people with the paddles then batted a ball made of tightly wound wool yarn back and forth. The length of time they kept the ball in play was suppose to reveal how long they would live. Well, this worked for a while until the people finally caught on that they were not really discovering their future because in reality they really had control over it by keeping the ball in the air as long as they wanted and so they are the ones that really had influence over their futures, not the priests.

51. EdGate Summer Games Visit USA badminton and see what the history of American participation is. The badminton competition in the Athens 2004 olympic Games will take place http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/spotlight_sport/badminton.php

Brought to you by EdGate and Griffin Publishing Home About Athens Healthy Bodies ... Spotlight Sport Badminton Badminton debuted as a full-medal sport at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain. Badminton is a game that somewhat resembles tennis. It can be played by two or four players, either indoors or outdoors. A net is stretched across the middle of the court with the top edge 1.524 meters from the ground at the center and 1.55 meters at the posts. The players hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net with lightweight rackets. Click a link to read more about Scoring Competition News, History, Fast Facts More Sports Scoring In singles, the service goes to the opponent. In doubles, it is the partner who gets the next serve. However, if both doubles partners have just taken turns serving, then the service goes to one of their opponents. Competition There are competitions for both singles and doubles in which men and women compete separately. However, starting at Atlanta in 1996, mixed doubles were played. All matches are played the best two out of three games.

52. BadmintonPlanet.com - Play Better Badminton badminton has a surprisingly long history given its relatively recent introduction onto the olympic scene. badminton took its name from badminton House in http://www.badmintonplanet.com/cgi-bin/playbetter/bphistory.html

l eCards Gallery Discussion ... Home Play Better Badminton! Strategies How to Improve? Footwork Exercise How to Serve? ... More Tips Fun Stuff You think you know a lot about badminton? Funny Cartoon Pictures of Badminton Funny Excuses BadmintonPlanet Trivia Badminton History Thomas Cup Uber Cup Olympics ... BadmintonPlanet BadmintonPlanet 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.

53. BadmintonPlanet.com - Play Better Badminton The sport of badminton was forever changed when, in June 1985, the International olympic Committee recognized the sports magnitude (the IBF has 129 member http://www.badmintonplanet.com/cgi-bin/playbetter/bpo.html

l eCards Gallery Discussion ... Home Play Better Badminton! Strategies How to Improve? Footwork Exercise How to Serve? ... More Tips Fun Stuff You think you know a lot about badminton? Funny Cartoon Pictures of Badminton Funny Excuses BadmintonPlanet Trivia Badminton History Thomas Cup Uber Cup Olympics ... BadmintonPlanet BadmintonPlanet The sport of badminton was forever changed when, in June 1985, the International Olympic Committee recognized the sports magnitude (the IBF has 129 member countries) and voted unanimously to promote badminton to full-medal Olympic status. After having been a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and an exhibition sport in 1988 in Seoul, badminton made a hugely successful full-medal debut at the Games of the XXVth Olympiad in Barcelona in 1992. Badmintons worldwide popularity was proven during the 1992 Olympics, when an estimated 1.1 billion viewers around the globe watched the eight-day inaugural badminton competition on television.

54. Ananova - Olympic Sport Guide - Badminton history. badminton was a demonstration sport for the olympic Games in 1972, making its olympic debut in 1992 at the Barcelona olympic Games. http://www.ananova.com/sport/story/sm_42682.html

Sport Football Live scores Results ... Corrections Ananova: Olympic sport guide - Badminton A guide to the Olympic sport of Badminton Courts have dimensions of 6.1m x 13.4m. The net is 1.55m high at the centre. Courts have a clearance on all sides of 2m and a ceiling height of 12m. Scoring matches are played to the best of three sets and sets are won by the first player (or pair) to reach 15 points. For women's singles it is 11 points. An exception arises when the score reaches 13-all or 14-all (or 9-all or 10-all in women's events), where the first player or players to reach the relevant score can choose to "set" or not "set" the game. If the game is "set", the score is called to love-all and the first player or players to reach the "set" score wins the game. At 9-all, the "set" score is 3 points; at 10-all the "set" score is 2 points; at 13-all the "set" score is 5 points; at 14-all the "set" score is 3 points. Only the serving side can score a point, so winning and keeping the right to serve is of fundamental importance in badminton. History Badminton was a demonstration sport for the Olympic Games in 1972, making its Olympic debut in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games.

55. Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic History -- Badminton Tuesday, September 19 olympic history badminton Men s singles olympics, Medal, Athlete, Country. Atlanta 96, Gold Silver Bronze, Poul http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/badminton/s/almanac.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Tuesday, September 19 Olympic history Badminton Men's singles Olympics Medal Athlete Country Atlanta '96 Gold Silver Bronze Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen Dong Jiong Rashid Sidak Denmark China Malaysia Barcelona '92 Gold Silver Bronze Allan Budi Kusuma Ardy B. Wiranata Hermawan Susanto Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Denmark Women's singles Olympics Medal Athlete Country Atlanta '96 Gold Silver Bronze Bang Soo-Hyun Mia Audina Susi Susanti Korea Indonesia Indonesia Barcelona '92 Gold Silver Bronze Susi Susanti Bang Soo Hyun Tang Jiuhong Huang Hua Indonesia Korea China China Men's doubles Olympics Medal Athletes Country Atlanta '96 Gold Silver Bronze Rexy Mainaky/Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock Antonius Irianto/Denny Kantono Indonesia Malaysia Indonesia Barcelona '92 Gold Silver Bronze Park Joo Bong/Kim Moon Soo Eddy Hartono/Rudy Gunawan Razif Sidek/Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo/Tian Bingyi Indonesia Korea Indonesia Malaysia China Women's doubles Olympics Medal Athletes Country Atlanta '96 Gold Silver Bronze Fei Ge/Jun Gu Young Ah Gil/Hye Ock Jang Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu China Korea China Barcelona '92 Gold Silver Bronze Hwang Hye Young/Chung So Young Guan Weizhen/Nong Qunhua Shim Eun Jung/Gil Young Ah Lin Yan Fen/Yao Fen Indonesia Korea China Korea ESPN.com:

56. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Backgammon; Baseball; badminton; Basketball; Biathlon; Bibliography; Bicycling (see cycling pages about the International Institute for Sport and olympic history. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html

SUBJECT LIST International Institute for Sport and Olympic History The following subject areas are suggested areas of interest for named endowments. You can see the broad scope of the Institute's collecting goals from this list. Additional subjects may be added at any time by the Board of Directors or suggested by Benefactors. Subjects in BOLD are on the program of the Modern Olympic Games and are the primary areas of interest in seeking endowments. Some subjects have links to a more detailed page on that subject to give you more information. Adapted physical education Air Sports Alpine skiing (see skiing) Ancient / Antiquities (Greece, Rome, etc) Aquatics (see Water sports) Archery Architecture (sports stadiums and facilities) Arts (see Sport in Art: coins, medals, posters) Association football (see soccer) Athletic injuries (see sports medicine) Backgammon Baseball Badminton Basketball Biathlon Bibliography Bicycling (see cycling Billiards Biomechanics Blacks in Sport Canoeing, Rowing, Yachting Bobsleigh (see Winter Sports) Bowling Boxing Business (see Sport and Business) Canoeing Cars and car racing (See Automobiles) Cards Checkers Cheerleading Chess Children and Physical Education Coaching (19th century) College Athletics Cricket Croquet Curling Cycling Dance Diving (See Dressage (See Equestrian Sports Drugs and sport (See Sports medicine) Equestrian Sports Exercise Facilities (see sports stadiums and facilities) Falconry Fencing Field Hockey Figure skating (see Skating) Fitness (See Physical Fitness) Football (American) Football (British, see Soccer)

57. Summer Olympics 2000 Index China dominated badminton with four out of five titles as it won the men s The Chinese actually swept women s doubles making olympic history by earning the gold http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/badminton/

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... Message Board FINAL RESULTS Men singles gold medal match: Ji Xinpeng, China, def. Hendrawan, Indonesia Men's singles third place: 4-Xia Xuanze (China) def. 3-Peter Gade (Denmark) Women's singles final 1-Gong Zhichao (China) beat 2-Camilla Martin (Denmark) Women's singles bronze medal match 4-Ye Zhaoying (China) beat 3-Dai Yun (China) Women's doubles gold medal match: Ge Fei and Gu Jun, China, def. Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei, China Women's doubles third place: 6-Gao Ling/Qin Yiyuan (China) def. 3-Chung Jae Hee/Ra Kyung-Min (South Korea) Men's doubles Gold medal match 1-Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya, Indonesia, def. 2-Lee Dong-Soo and Yoo Yong-Sung, South Korea Bronze medal match 4-Ha Tae-Kwon and Kim Dong-Moon, South Korea, def. 5-Tan Fook Choong and Wan Wah Lee, Malaysia Mixed doubles Gold medal match 7-Zhang Jun and Gao Ling, China, def. 1-Tri Kusharyanto and Minarti Timur, Indonesia Bronze medal match 5-Simon Archer and Joanne Goode, Britain, def. 4-Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen, Denmark COMPLETE RESULTS Schedule Fan's Guide History ... U.S. Roster

58. BadmintonBasic.TK - Your Central Source For Badminton Related Material. Grand Prix Finals, and the World Cup. badminton was declared an olympic sport in 1992 at the olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.freewebs.com/badmintonbasic/history.html

Home Today is G e n e r a l News Archive Photo Gallery Organizations Links ... Contact K n o w l e d g e History Court Diagram IBF Laws (Rules) Facts ... FAQs G u i d a n c e Techniques Drills Tips/Tactics G u e s t b o o k Comment View A b o u t . t h e . G a m e The game Badminton was invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt. Badminton was derived from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, which involved two players hitting a shuttlecock back and forth with miniture rackets. In India during the 18th Century, the game was called "Poona." British Army Officers stationed there brought the Indian version of Badminton back to England in the 1860's. In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort launched the new sport at his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. During that time, the game was nameless and was referred to as "The Game of Badminton." It was later officially named Badminton, after the country place. In England, the sport was played under the rules prevailed in India. From the English viewpoint, the rules were somewhat contradictory and confusing. In 1887, a group of badminton players called the Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules and made the game more applicable to English ideas and the basic regulation. In 1885, the Badminton Association (of England) was formed to take over the authority of the Bath Badminton Club and the new group constructed rules which now govern the game worldwide. Badminton quickly spread from England to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and made huge strides in Europe. Although it was first played by men, women became keen to the game and interest is now about equally divided.

59. So You Think You Know About Badminton? The estimated audience for the 92 olympic finals ran it the most viewed badminton competition in history. reporting that viewing figures for badminton had made http://www.worldbadminton.com/commentary/badfaq1.htm

So you think you know about badminton? Most people have seen badminton in one form or another and consequently think they know badminton. However badminton may not be quite what you imagine. Here are a few common questions and answers regarding badminton. Badminton is that game we all play at family picnics and in the backyard, right? The backyard/picnic version of badminton is one type of badminton. Badminton as a sport is played indoors with much more high-tech equipment. Modern racquets are complex alloys of carbon graphite, boron, ceramic, aluminium and steel in various proportions. These racquets are very light, less than 3.5 ounces and can be strung very tightly. Also the shuttlecock is made of feathers, not plastic, and weighs between 4.74 and 5.50 grams. Shuttles cost about $20 for a dozen and last about one game, at the most. The net is five feet high, not the height of a volleyball net. Even so it is still pretty slow, isn't it? To play competitive badminton you need explosiveness, lightening quick reflexes and rapid hand-eye coordination. Why you ask? Well the shuttlecock has been clocked in excess of 180 mph (NO this is not a misprint). That's faster than the fastest tennis serve, and occurs regularly during rallies at the top level. Add onto this the fact that in doubles games there are often 40 or 50 shots in 20 seconds you can see that the first sentence was no exaggeration.

60. A Brief History Of Badminton In Canada A Brief history of badminton in Canada. 1992 badminton played in the olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain for the first time as a full medal sport. http://www.badminton.ca/corpnews/history.html

A Brief History of Badminton in Canada Last updated 96/09/01 Badminton first played in Canada, in its capital city, Ottawa. Ladies' Montreal Tennis and Badminton Club formed, the oldest club in Canada. First badminton club championships held, the first open badminton tournament in Canada. Canadian Badminton Association formed, University Club, Montreal. Colonel S. H. McKee elected President, colonel A. E. Harris elected Vice President, and Mr. R. B. Buchanan elected Honorary Secretary. Canada was the first nation outside of the British Isles to form a national association. The original minutes of all A.G.M.'s held since 1921 are held in the National Office in Ottawa. First Canadian Closed Championships held at the CAMC Badminton Club of Montreal. A.E. Snell of Ottawa was men's singles champion. Representative team from the British Isles toured Canada, interest in badminton was greatly stimulated. Travel assistance for players to Canadian Championships was established. Jack Purcell, Canadian Singles Champion from Guelph, Ontario defeated the four best British badminton players who were on tour in Canada. Jack Purcell proclaimed the professional badminton champion of the world, after beating the best players from Canada, England and the United States of America.

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