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Badminton

Badminton is a racket sport played by two people or couples. Badminton is an Olympic sport. Badminton originated in Asia. It is similar to shuttlecock game. In 1860, an England retired officer returned to homeland from India, introduced this game to his home country. After this kind of game spread to England, Duke (Gloucestershire) Bi Fut'e settled the game rule in the Gloucester summer township. This is the initial pattern of badminton. Therefore, the primary bright mountain village, name it Badminton and the translated name in Chinese is "羽毛球".

 

Badminton team from early years
Badminton is from Britain in 1870.

 

Badminton Team from 2004

 

 

Badminton Team from 2007


 

Badminton court
Badminton is similar a shuttlecock game.

Badminton racket

Badminton shoes

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Written by Vicky