Badminton

To play badminton players hit a shuttle-cock over a net with a racquet. Two or four people play a match at a time. A shuttle-cock is a piece of cork with 16 overlapping goose feathers in it. A shuttle weighs between 4.74 and 5.50 grams.

Players must not let the shuttle-cock hit the ground. If they do, the opposing player scores a point. In men's badminton the first player to reach 15 points wins the game. In women's matches the first to reach 11 points wins.

Badminton became an Olympic event in 1992. In Beijing in 2008, there will be singles and doubles events for men and women, and a mixed doubles event.

Some people think that badminton may have begun in China as a kicking game as long ago as 500BC.

Go here for more information about Badminton and links to other sites

Did you know?
Badminton is named after the home of the Duke of Beaufort. The house is in Gloucestershire, England, and the game was often played there from 1873.

There are some fast facts about the sport here
http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=4

There's a kidcyber students activity sheet here

Acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this:
Thomas & Sydenham, Badminton [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008).

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