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    History Timeline of Badminton

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    Badminton originated in ancient Greece, China, and India as a game called battledore and shuttlecock. It was introduced to England in the 16th century and became popular among children. In the 1860s, a net was added in India, and the game was introduced to British soldiers stationed there. It was played at a party thrown by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 and became known as "badminton." The game has since become organized through clubs and associations, establishing official rules. It gained popularity and was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1972 before becoming an official medal sport in 1992.

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    History Timeline of Badminton

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    Badminton originated in ancient Greece, China, and India as a game called battledore and shuttlecock. It was introduced to England in the 16th century and became popular among children. In the 1860s, a net was added in India, and the game was introduced to British soldiers stationed there. It was played at a party thrown by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 and became known as "badminton." The game has since become organized through clubs and associations, establishing official rules. It gained popularity and was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1972 before becoming an official medal sport in 1992.

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    Badminton originated in ancient Greece, China, and India as a game called battledore and shuttlecock. It was introduced to England in the 16th century and became popular among children. In the 1860s, a net was added in India, and the game was introduced to British soldiers stationed there. It was played at a party thrown by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 and became known as "badminton." The game has since become organized through clubs and associations, establishing official rules. It gained popularity and was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1972 before becoming an official medal sport in 1992.

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    History Timeline of Badminton

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    Badminton originated in ancient Greece, China, and India as a game called battledore and shuttlecock. It was introduced to England in the 16th century and became popular among children. In the 1860s, a net was added in India, and the game was introduced to British soldiers stationed there. It was played at a party thrown by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 and became known as "badminton." The game has since become organized through clubs and associations, establishing official rules. It gained popularity and was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1972 before becoming an official medal sport in 1992.

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    History Timeline of Badminton

    ● 10th Century - Battledore and Shuttlecock introduced in China, Japan,


    Greece, and India
    ● 16th Century - Sport became very popular in England, especially among
    children; called it Jeu de Volant
    ● The origins of the game of badminton date back at least 2,000 years to the
    game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, China, and
    India.
    - At this point, Badminton was just a game played for fun, and it was known as
    “battledore and shuttlecock” in British India instead of Badminton.

    ● 1860s - Poona (small town in india) played in India, added a net to the game
    of Battledore and Shuttlecock
    ● 1870s - Jeu de Volant was introduced to England by soldiers who had seen in
    it while stationed in India
    - When India was still a British Colony badminton was played mostly by
    the British military officers.
    ● 1873 - Duke of Beaufort threw a party, and Poona was played. Became
    known as "the Badminton Game"
    ● 1875 - First official rules established in Pune
    ● 1877 - Bath Badminton Club is founded, new rules are established
    ● 1890 - Addition of rules
    ● 1893 - official rules published to the Badminton Association of England
    ● 1899 - First All English Championships were organized
    ● 1900 - Singles matches are introduced to the game
    ● 1934 - International Badminton Federation (IBF) founded by 9
    countries.
    - The IBF was formed in 1934 with nine members: Canada,
    Denmark, France, Netherlands, England, New Zealand, Ireland,
    Scotland, and Wales. The United States joined four years later.
    Membership increased steadily over the next few years with a
    surge in new members after the Olympic Games debut at
    Barcelona.
    ● 1948-The first big IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (men’s world
    team championships)
    - Since then, the number of world events has increased to seven,
    with the addition of the Uber Cup (ladies’ team), World
    Championships, Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Juniors,
    World Grand Prix Finals, and the World Cup.
    ● 1981- The World Cup invitational event started in 1981 and is
    organized by the International Management Group (IMG).
    ● 1972 - Olympics in Munich, Badminton is introduced as a
    demonstration sport
    ● 1992 - Badminton officially added to the Olympics (Now have over 150
    countries in the IBF)
    ● 1996 - Mixed doubles event was added to the Olympic Program
    ● 1997- The World Cup series is due to end in 1997, and the IBF is
    considering organizing exhibition matches featuring the world’s top
    players to replace the World Cup.
    - For the recent Thomas and Uber Cups in Hong Kong, the sale
    of commercial and television rights was a multimillion dollar
    contract. And it’s not just in Asia. In Europe also, there’s a
    growing number of companies bidding for rights. Television
    companies worldwide are already buying exclusive rights to the
    1997 World Championships to be held in Glasgow, Scotland.
    Sources:
    http://www.badminton-information.com/history-of-badminton.html

    https://www.olympic.org/badminton-equipment-and-history

    https://trybadminton.com/history-of-badminton.php/

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