badminton
Badminton potiče iz Kine. Igrao se još 2000. godine pre nove ere. U današnjem obliku je počeo da se igra 1873. godine u Engleskoj, a tada je i dobio ime po imanju vojdovde od Boforta u Gločesteru. Prvo zvanično takmičenje svestkog ranga održano je 1899. godine.
Badminton je nacionalni sport u Indoneziji, Maleziji i Singapuru. U Evropi se najviše igrad u Danskoj, Švedskoj, Engleskoj, Rusiji.
Badminton se igra preko mreže koja se postavlja 150 cm iznad tla i deli teren na dva jednaka dela. Iako može da se igra na svakom ravnom terenu (kao i u sportskoj sali), bez obzira na oblik i veličinu, profesionalni teren je širok 5.1m, a dugačak 13.20 m. Ne postoje specifična pravila o tipu i veličini reketa, ranije su oni izrađivani od drveta, a danas su pretežno metalni.
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badminton
IPA: / badmɛ̃tˈɔ̃ /ETYM From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.
A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net.
Racket game similar to lawn tennis but played on a smaller court and with a shuttlecock instead of a ball. The object of the game is to prevent the opponent from being able to return the shuttlecock.
Badminton is played by two or four players. The court measures 6.1 m/20 ft by 13.4 m/44 ft. A net, 0.8 m/2.5 ft deep, is stretched across the middle of the court and at a height of 1.52 m/5 ft above the ground to the top of the net. The shuttlecock must be volleyed.
Only the server can win points. The sport is named for Badminton House, the seat of the duke of Beaufort, where the game was played in the 19th century. The major tournaments are held on indoor courts; they include the Thomas Cup, an international team championship for men, first held in 1949, and the Uber Cup a womens international team competition, first held in 1957.