Badminton

London 2012 and the Olympics

• During the 19th century,

British military officers

in the Indian town of

Poona used to

play this game.

• The sport of Poona was played in England at the Duke of Beaufort’s Gloucestershire

residence in 1873.

The residence was

(and is still) called

Badminton House.

• Badminton made its full Olympic debut at Barcelona 1992

The basics• Players hit a shuttlecock over the net into their

opponents’ half.

• The aim is to score points by playing theshuttlecock so that it cannotbe returned

• Matches are played over the best of three games.

• Each game is won

by the first player or

doubles pair to reach

21 points by a margin

of two clear points.

Field of play• The Singles court is 13.4m long and

5.18m wide.• The Doubles court is 13.4m long and 6.1m

wide. • The court is divided in half by a 1.55m high net

• Competition datesSaturday 28 July – Sunday 5 August

• Competition venueWembley Arena

• Number of medal eventsFive: men’s Singles, women’s Singles, men’s Doubles, women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

• Link here and enjoy watching this video.