Badminton was originally known by the name Shuttlecock and
Battledore. The game took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England home of the Duke of Beaufort.
Badminton’s Olympic debut was in 1992 in Barcelona.
It’s the world’s fastest racket sport. A shuttle can leave the
racket and smash around the court at a speed of up to 300 km/hour
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was founded in
1934.
More than 150 members are part of the IBF.
Badminton was known to USA in the 1890s but did not gain enough
popularity.
The USA Badminton association was established in 1996.
The shortest Badminton match in the world lasted for 6 minutes.
A shuttlecock weighs between 4.74 and 5.50 grams.
The best badminton shuttles are made from the feathers of a
goose.
16 feathers are used to make a shuttlecock.
The biggest shuttlecock in the world is located in the lawns of
the Kansas city museum.
The shuttlecock is 48 times larger than the real
shuttlecock, 18 feet tall and weighs 2500 kilo.
The Thomas Cup has been won by only three countries- Malaysia,
Indonesia and China, since its inception in 1848.
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