Report in PE: Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles),

who take positions on opposite halves of a rectang ular court divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes o ver the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor, or if a fau lt has been called by either the umpire or service judge or, in their absence, t he offending player, at any time during the rally.[1] The shuttlecock (or shuttle) is a feathered (or, mainly in uncompetitive games, plastic) projectile whose unique aerodynamic properties cause it to fly differen tly than the balls used in most racquet sports; in particular, the feathers crea te much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly than a b all. Shuttlecocks have a much higher top speed, when compared to other racquet s ports. Because shuttlecock flight is affected by wind, competitive badminton is played indoors. Badminton is also played outdoors as a casual recreational activ ity, often as a garden or beach game. Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport with five events: men's and wome n's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, in which each pair co nsists of a man and a woman. At high levels of play, especially in singles, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, explo sive strength, speed and precision. It is also a technical sport, requiring good motor coordination and the development of sophisticated racquet movements. The history of the development of modern badminton is a very long and complex on e. Below is a brief account of the history of the game. Origins of the Game The sport of badminton has its origins in ancient civilisations in Europe and As ia. The ancient game known as battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock probab ly originated more than 2000 years ago. In the 1600s Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England an d many European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock was simply two people hitt ing a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to hit the ground. Contemporary Badminton A contemporary form of badminton - a game called Poon, was played in India in th e 1800s where a net was introduced and players hit the shuttlecock across the ne t. British officers in the mid 1800s took this game back to England and it was in troduced as a game for the guests of the Duke of Beaufort at his stately home Bad minton in Gloucestershire, England where it became popular. In March 1898, the first Open Tournament was held at Guildford the first 'All En gland' Championships were held the following year. Denmark, the USA and Canada b ecame ardent followers of the game during the 1930s. IBF Established in 1934 Then in 1934, the International Badminton Federation was formed, with the initia l members including England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Holland, Canada, New Zealand and France, with India joining as an affiliate in 1936. The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championship s) in 1948. Since then, the number of world events has increased with the additi on of the Uber Cup (womens team), World Championships (individual events), Sudirm an Cup (mixed team), World Junior Championships and the World Grand Prix Finals. Commonwealth Games Sport - 1966 Badminton was introduced as a Commonwealth Games program sport in Kingston Jamai ca in 1966 and has been part of every Commonwealth Games program since then. Ini tially all five disciplines were included singles (men, women), doubles (men, wo

men) and mixed doubles with the Teams Event included in the program in later Com monwealth Games. Olympic Games Sport - 1992 Badminton is a relatively new Olympic Games sport. After being a demonstration s port in Munich in 1972, badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992 w ith the singles and doubles disciplines introduced for the first time in the Oly mpic Games. In Atlanta in 1996, a mixed doubles event was included and this is t he only mixed doubles event in all of the Olympic sports. Only five countries have won the gold medals since its introduction in 1992 - C hina (8), Indonesia (5) and Korea (5) and Denmark (1). Susi Susanti from Indonesia won the womens singles in Barcelona, becoming Indones ias first medallist in the 40 years Indonesia had competed at the Games. In the s ame Olympic Games, Alan Budi Kusama won Indonesias second gold medal in the mens b adminton singles. SUMMARY: In the 5th century BC, the people in china then played a game called ti jian zi. A direct translation from this word 'ti jian zi' is kicking the shuttle. As the name suggest, the objective of the game is to keep the shuttle from hitting the ground without using hand. Whether this sport has anything to do with the Histo ry of Badminton is up for debate. It was however the first game that uses a Shut tle. About five centuries later, a game named Battledore and Shuttlecockwas played in china, Japan, India and Greece. This is a game where you use the Battledore (a paddle) to hit the Shuttlecock back and forth. By the 16th century, it has becom e a popular game among children in England. In Europe this game was known as jeu de volant to them. In the 1860s, a game named Poona was played in India. This g ame is much like the Battledore and Shuttlecock but with an added net. The Briti sh army learned this game in India and took the equipments back to England durin g the 1870s. In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his country place, Badminton. A game of Poona was played on that day and became popular among the British soc iety's elite. The new party sport became known as "the Badminton game". In 1877, the Bath Badminton Club was formed and developed the first official set of rule s. The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was formed in 1934 with 9 founding members. England Ireland Scotland Wales Denmark Holland Canada New Zealand France

Since then, major international tournaments like the Thomas Cup (Men)and Uber Cu p (Women) were held. Badminton was officially granted Olympic status in the 1992 Barcelona Games. From 9 founding members, IBF now have over 150 member countrie s. The future of Badminton looks bright indeed.