Badminton
Disambiguation If you are looking for other meanings see Badminton disambiguation Badminton is a sport that consists of hitting a light object with an open conical shape called a shuttlecock with a racket, making it go over the net and sending it into the opposite half of the court where it must be returned on the fly by the opponent 1 2 BadmintonThe Danish badminton player Peter GadeFederationBadminton World FederationInvented1860 in Badminton House EnglandMembers of a team1 and 2 i.e. singles and doublesContactNoGenderMale, female and mixedIndoor outdoorIndoor and outdoorPlaying fieldBadminton courtEquipmentrackets with strung plate, shuttlecock and dividing net in the middle of the courtOlympicYes since 1992World championIn 2022 Viktor Axelsen in men’s singles and Akane Yamaguchi in women’s singlesOlympic championViktor Axelsen in men’s singles and Chen Yufei in women’s singlesAmong the fastest racket sports in badminton, physical prowess, agility and quick reflexes are required. The effect is spectacular with rapid exchanges, changes in front and lively recoveries Yes play in men’s or women’s singles, men’s or women’s doubles or mixed doubles on a rectangular court divided by a net 1,55 m high at the ends of support posts and 1,510 m in the centre. There are no differences in net height between men and women. Competitive competitions International competitions are only played indoors given the very lightness of the shuttlecocks, even a very small breath of wind could divert their trajectory Summer beach badminton tournaments are held on the beaches Index 1 History 2 Equipment and game 3 Technique 4 Organization 4 1 Governing bodies 5 Tournaments 5 1 Africa 5 2 America 5 3 Asia 5 4 Europe 5 5 Oceania 5 6 Italy 6 Notes 7 Related entries 8 Other projects 9 External links History Edit nbsp Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Girl with the shuttlecock circa 1740Badminton has very ancient roots but was once practiced with a different regulation that was modified during the centuries of its history. It is believed that this game was brought to Europe by some English officers from the city of Pune in India and therefore took its name from the castle Badminton House where it was first played as a sport in 1860 then it was regulated by an English colonel in India in 1874 3 Badminton became an Olympic sport at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 after being a demonstration sport at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. The game of badminton was also filmed in some films such as the Robin Hood cartoon in which Lady Cocca exchanges some passes with Lady Marian Equipment and game Edit Badminton is a sport played in singles or in pairs on a rectangular court divided by a net 1.55 m high at the ends and 1.52 m high m in the center There are no differences in the height of the net between men and women. The court is instead 13 4 m long and 5 2 m 6 1 m wide. Furthermore, in doubles at the time of the initial serve, as it is only played by one player per pair, it is shortened the field of an area equivalent to the one that was added laterally. The game consists of hitting a shuttlecock with a racket, making it go over the net and sending it to the opposite half of the field where it will have to be returned on the fly by the opponent. In badminton the racket and the shuttlecock are used specifically the racket 4 similar to the tennis one is 68 cm long and can be made of metal or carbon fiber while its weight can vary from 85 to 140 grams. The shuttlecock is made up of two fundamental parts, a cork base which has the shape of a hemisphere and 14 16 goose feathers arranged circularly around the base. The shuttlecocks can also be made of synthetic material. The base is the heaviest part of the tool, which is why no matter how it is thrown, the shuttlecock always falls on the side of the base. The overall weight of the shuttlecock varies from 4 74 grams to 5 50 g Among the fastest racket sports, badminton is a sport in which physical prowess, agility and quick reflexes are necessary. The effect is spectacular with rapid exchanges, changes in front and lively recoveries. They can compete in addition to two players singles also two pairs of the same sex men’s doubles or women’s doubles or two pairs made up of players of both sexes mixed doubles Each player or pair takes a position on one side of the net on a rectangular court delimited by lines The aim of the game is to hit a shuttlecock using a racket and pass it over the net so that the opponent is unable to send it back before it hits the ground and at the same time ensuring that it does not land outside the limits of the court. the pair earns one point The first player or pair to obtain 21 points out of 20 all can continue until they have a 2 point lead wins a set A badminton match can be made up of any odd number of sets normally 3 The winner of the match is the first to win more than half of the sets or to win 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 and so on the shuttlecock at the back of the court is used to make the opponent retreat as much as possible and is distinguished as offensive and defensive, offensive when it has a tense trajectory and consequently fast, defensive when instead it has a high and slow trajectory. Drop, which is a shot in which the player puts little force as his aim is to send the shuttle as close as possible to the net by hitting it from the baseline and it is also distinguished in defensive and offensive defensive when it has a slow trajectory and falls very close to the net offensive when it falls slightly further away from the net with a tighter and faster trajectory the decisive shot of badminton is the Smash, i.e. the dunk which is performed many times with the jump and the fastest shot of the game and in these cases the shuttle can even exceed 300 km h 5 all these shots are often performed from the back of the court. In fact, when playing at the net, i.e. near the net, shots with different names are used. Through the Lift, the shuttle is raised at the back of the court. This shot can also be distinguished between offensive and defensive. Defensive when the lift is high and offensive bell when instead the shot is tense and fast in order to give the opponent less time to return to the center of the court the Cut also known as Spin Drop is a shot that from under the net tries to send the shuttle as short and low as possible to the other side it is called Cut or Spin because the shuttlecock is cut through a specific movement and therefore the shuttlecock turns on itself while carrying out the trajectory the Kill constitutes the so-called net closure comparable to the previously mentioned smash These are the main shots of badminton but there are variants which modify the playing style of every athlete who practices this sport Organization Modification The organization is made up of 166 nations from all continents that are members of the Badminton World Federation BWF 6 Governing bodies Modification The Badminton World Federation BWF is the internationally recognized governing body of this sport responsible for conducting tournaments and approaching fair play Five regional confederations are associated with the BWF Asia Badminton Asia Confederation BAC Africa Badminton Confederation of Africa BCA America Badminton Pan Am North America and South America belong to the same confederation BPA Europe Badminton Europe BE Oceania Badminton Oceania BO Tournaments EditAfrica Edit African Badminton Championships African Junior Badminton ChampionshipsAmerica Edit Pan Am Badminton Championships Pan Am Junior Badminton ChampionshipsAsia Edit Badminton Asia Championships Badminton Asia Team Championships Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships Badminton Asia Junior Championships Badminton Asia Under 17 amp Under 15 Junior ChampionshipsEurope Edit European Championships European Men s and Women s Team Badminton Championships European Mixed Team Championships European Junior Badminton Championships European U15 Badminton Championships European Senior Badminton Championships European Badminton Circuit Europe Cup badminton Oceania Edit Oceania Badminton ChampionshipsItaly Edit M Dozio Badminton ChampionshipsTwo events have been suspended Helvetia Cup European B Team Badminton Championships Finland Cup European B Junior Team Badminton ChampionshipsNote Edit When serving, the server must also pay attention not to cross the serving line and the receiver must take care that the shuttle is not hit while it is between the net and the service line because in that case the serve is not valid Franco Vannini A shuttlecock and a racket in la Repubblica 1 February 2003 p 9 Fulvio Catania Why badminton is called that in SportWeek La Gazzetta dello Sport 4 May 2002 Curiosport racket Qual it is the fastest ball in sport in eurosport 31 March 2013 URL consulted on 14 March 2015 The Chinese Fu Haifeng in 2005 shot at a speed of 332 km h A record Where badminton is played in Italy in SportWeek La Gazzetta dello Sport 22 April 2000 Related entries EditRacket sports Badminton at the Olympic Games Speed badminton RacketlonOther projects EditOther projectsWikiquote Wikimedia Commons nbsp Wikiquote contains quotes by or about Volano nbsp Wikimedia Commons contains images or other files about VolanoExternal links Edit EN International Badminton Federation on bwfbadminton org Italian Badminton Federation on badmintonitalia it Authority controlThesaurus BNCF 71778 LCCN EN sh85010914 GND DE 4004191 8 J9U EN HE 987007284491505171 NDL EN JA 00560454 nbsp Sport Portal access Wikipedia entries dealing with sport Extracted from https it wikipedia org w index php title Badminton amp oldid 13 5215358
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