61. Badminton Canada Inside Badminton Canada - A Brief History 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/eng/inside/history.shtml

Home Inside Badminton Canada A Brief History Inside Badminton Canada A Brief History A Brief History of Badminton in Canada 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.

62. About Badminton badminton s history dates back to Ancient Greece and the early FarEastern civilisations; versions of the game badminton became an olympic sport in 1992; more http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_orgs/badminton/history/badmintonclub2003-2004/050607080

About Badminton The world's fastest racquet sport: a shuttle can leave the racket at a speed of almost 200 mph Competitive badminton is vastly different from the game played by many Americans with friends and relatives in the backyard. In fact, the differences clearly illustrate the difference in the meaning between "game" and "sport". One look at badminton athletes in action will demonstrate that this form of badminton is truly a sport. Today's players compete in a lightning-fast sport which demands constant, highly concentrated actions: running, jumping, twisting, stretching, running backwards and striking . Besides explosiveness, quick reflexes and rapid hand-eye coordination, competitive badminton players must also possess superb aerobic endurance. In a typical two-game singles match, top players will cover nearly every inch of the court and travel more than a mile. Badminton is distinguished from other racquet sports, all of which use a ball of some size, by two features: the use of a shuttlecock and the fact the shuttlecock cannot touch the ground during a rally. The flight characteristics of the shuttlecock and the pace created by constant volleying combine to make badminton one of the most exciting sports to play and watch. (From http://www.usabadminton.org/

63. ThinkQuest : Library : The Olympics In badminton the net is lowered, and they use a shuttlecock instead of a tennis ball, and it is never to hit If the olympic Games are a history of mankind http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214546/solympics.html

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64. Associations In UK Directory: Sport: Badminton merchandise, official rules and a special olympic section of the governing body of badminton in Surrey View the association s history, meet members and browse a http://www.ukdirectory.co.uk/Dir/?Category=705475,40043,703468,703741,1172535

65. BADMINTON --  Encyclopædia Britannica , Real badminton Resource for this olympic sport. , International badminton Federation IBF official information and history. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=123896

66. The BYU-Hawaii Badminton Club - History Of Badminton program aimed at producing an olympic medalist by badminton became a professional sport in the 1980s, when Source www.hickoksports.com/history/badmintn.shtml. http://w3.byuh.edu/studentlife/clubs/badminton/history.htm

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 battle dore being a paddle and the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually called a "bird". This sport have been played for centuries by children in India, Siam, and Japan, this was cooperative a 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 quests 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. The Badminton Club of New York was organized in 1878, but it was primarily a social club. The Badminton Health Club of Boston, founded in 1908, devoted more time to the sport and grew to mare than 300 members by 1925. But Badminton did not become genuinely popular in the U.S. until the 1930s.

67. SportingPulse Homepage For Badminton Canterbury badminton s history dates back to Ancient Greece and the early FarEastern civilisations; versions of the game badminton became an olympic sport in 1992; More http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/assoc_page.cgi?client=@Badminton Canterbury@2408

68. Bayer Sport, Bayer’s Olympic History Bayer’s olympic history. At the last olympics in Sydney rower Stephan Volkert won the bronze medal in the quadruple skulls and English badminton player Simon http://www.sport.bayer.com/index.cfm?BEREICH_ID=1327

69. Alpha Bank history. 1st participation in the olympic Games. badminton was included for the first time in the official programme of the olympic Games in Barcelona, though it http://www.alpha.gr/page.asp?PageID=788&Lang=2

70. Sport Information become official sports, such as basketball, badminton, baseball and as an opportunity to showcase sports or events more important aspect of the olympic Games. http://www.ausport.gov.au/info/factsheets/demo.html

Olympic Factsheets Since 1904 there have been a variety of demonstration sports held as part of the Games but not as official events eligible for medals. Some of the events have later become official sports, such as basketball, badminton, baseball and tennis. Originally, demonstration sports and events were included as an opportunity to showcase sports or events which were unique to the country hosting the Games. They have since evolved into a much more important aspect of the Olympic Games. Today, participation in the Olympics (Winter or Summer) as a demonstration sport or event often serves as a stepping stone in the application for consideration as a future Olympic sport. The sport must first be recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) under the conditions that it has an International Federation (IF) and that this Federation has held a World Championship competition. The sport may then be included as a demonstration sport, and the sport's International Federation may make an application to the IOC for consideration as an Olympic Sport. This application process must take place a minimum of six years before a scheduled Olympic Games. The demonstration sports at Barcelona were Taekwondo (a form of Martial Arts), Roller Hockey and Basque pelota, a local ball game, having appeared in Paris in 1924 and Mexico in 1968. There are no proposed demonstration sports on the Atlanta programme. One new Olympic sport will be introduced in Atlanta - women's softball; and three new disciplines will be introduced - women's soccer, mountain bike racing and beach volleyball. Sports that have been demonstration sports in the past, include:

71. BADMINTON HISTORY 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.dim.uchile.cl/~lgallard/BADMINTON HISTORY.htm

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. The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948. Since then, the number of world events has increased with the addition of the Uber Cup (ladies' team), World Championships, Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Juniors and the World Grand Prix Finals. 1996 saw the last of a highly successful invitational event, the World Cup. Started in 1981 the World Cup was established to provide top players with an opportunity to earn greater levels of prize money. As the World Grand Prix circuit has grown and prize money has increased it was felt that the World Cup had served its purpose.

72. Brief Introduction Of Badminton Brief history of badminton. both managed to capture men and female single gold medals respectively in the 1992 olympic games when badminton first made its http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/student/club&soc/seas/article2/badminton.htm

BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF BADMINTON INTERESTING FACTS BRIEF HISTORY OF BADMINTON INDONESIAN PLAYERS RANKING OF INDONESIAN PLAYERS THOMAS AND UBER CUPS Interesting Facts Fact: The only time the Uber Cup, the women's world team championships, was won outside Asia was by the USA in 1957, 1960 and 1963; other holders are China, Indonesia and Japan. Fact: The two most successful badminton countries are China and Indonesia which between them have won 70% of all International Badminton Federation events. Do You Know Question 1: How many countries are members of the International Badminton Federation? Answer ? Question 2: How many feathers are used to a shuttle? Answer ? Question 3:Which are the only 3 countries that have won the the Thomas Cup since it began in 1948? Answer ?

73. SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: Badminton Pick a sport. AP) Kim Dongmoon s quest for a third olympic badminton gold ended two http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesBadminton/home.html

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77. Kevin Han olympic history 2000 Games, 1996 Games PAN AM 2002 International badminton Federation World Ranked 12 in the US in the sport s history Realkredit Denmark http://usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/0/fd3f1c4a2189c6e087256d6e00604ff5?Ope

78. USA BADMINTON 2004 Thomas Uber Cups Teams Info. 2004 Jr. Nationals Important Update! 2004 olympic Selection Info. 2004 Pan Am Team Info. Tournament Regulations. 2005 World Championships Info. Did You Know? USA http://www.usabadminton.org/

79. Badminton History • USA in the Olympics. Sport contains links for all the sports you can badminton history badminton probably originated in India as a sportsvl.com. http://www.spectster.com/cgi-bin/search/smartsearch.cgi?keywords=badminton histo

80. Badminton – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atl The first world badminton championships, including singles events, was held in 1977 before the game became an olympic medal sport in 1992. http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/badminton/badmintonancient.html

ANCIENT ORIGINS FLIGHT OF THE SHUTTLECOCK REACHES 260KPH Simon Archer Photograph: Graham Chadwick/Allsport England, which gave the game of badminton its name, may not be rich in titles in the sport these days but it can claim one most impressive record; the fastest recorded smash came off the racket of Simon Archer, of Great Britain, the flight of the shuttlecock reaching a staggering 260 kilometres an hour. Archer will take part in the men's and mixed doubles in Sydney and lasers will monitor the speed of his serves. The origins of the game were somewhat more sedate. Match play similar to that seen in the modern game was common in the 1870s but the game evolved from much older sports, those of Ti Jian Zi in China and its descendant, battledore and shuttlecock, which was played some 2,000 years ago by the ancient Greeks as well as in China, Japan and India. In Ti Jian Zi, players kicked the shuttlecock and there were no rackets. Around the time of Christ's birth, the battledore, an early form of the racket, appeared in China, Japan and Greece. Over the centuries, battledore and shuttlecock became a popular game, first among children and later among nobles and others in high society. In continental Europe, the game was referred to by its French name, "jeu de volant". By the mid-1800s a game known as poona had developed and would evolve into the modern game of badminton.

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