Badminton Final Essay

The History of Badminton Written By: LaTeisha Nesbitt In this essay, you will learn about the history of badminton and how to play badminton. Badminton started in China and spreaded throughout the world. Before the game was officially called "Badminton", it was called alot of other names. When I first learned how to play, it was hard but after awhile it became easy to play. You can play badminton indoor or outdoors. Baminton started of as a game that involves simply kicking the shuttle called "Ti Jian Zi" in China during the 5th century. After five centuries, the activity developed to a game called "Battledore and Shuttlecock". The game has now spread to Japan, India, and Greece as well. By the 16th century, the game of Battledore became known as "Jeu de Volant" and was widely played by the majority of children in England. During the 1860s, the game was altered in India were a net is added and was now called "Poona". In the 1870s, British Officers learned the game from India and brought it back to England. There, the Duke introduced the game to nobles and elites and offical rules for badminton were developed at the "Bath Badminton Club" formed in 1877. In 1934, France, England, Scotland, and Holland formed the "International Badminton Federation" or IBF. The first tournament from IBF was called the "Thomas Cup" in 1948. In 1972, Badminton turned into a demenstration sport in the Munich Olympic Games. Badminton offically became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992. It was finally recognized world wide its single and double matches. In 1996, a mixed double event in the badminton game in Atlanta was created. Badminton is a net sport similar to tennis and volleyball. It has been played since the 19th century and was invented as a lawn game in England, according to HomeFurnish.com. Badminton can be learned and played in the same afternoon. The key equipment for badminton is a net, two badminton racquets and a shuttlecock, also called a birdie. Teams of one or