Badminton-The Game of the Shuttle Cock

Badminton is a sport played between two people or teams using racquets to hit a ShuttleCock across a net. This Sport is usually played outdoors while official matches are played in Indoor courts. Badminton can be played both Singles and Doubles (including doubles-mixed). The sport is very similar to Tennis. The main differences are that tennis is played with a ball whereas badminton is played with a shuttle cock and the other one is that badminton courts are smaller compared to tennis courts.

The History:
The game was invented nearly in the 1800s. It was a contemporary form of badminton called 'poona'. British Officers took this game to England where they named it Badminton. After this there was a
Badminton Federation formed. Later it was introduced in the Commonwealth Games and the

Olympics. Then on, the game started getting popular and now it is an International Sport.

The Court:

The dimensions of a badminton court is 20ft by 44ft. The court is divided into two halves, the net separates it into 2 halves. There is a short service line which is 7ft from the net. There is a centre line which divides each half into the left and right service court. There are two back and side lines-It varies in doubles and singles matches. The back line remains the same and the side lines change.
The badminton net is 5ft tall.

The Equipment:
Badminton is a simple sport. All you need is a racquet and a shuttle-cock. Badminton racquets are light weight and are made of steel and different materials. The cocks are of two types-

Plastic Cock
Feather Cock

Plastic Cock:

They are made of plastic and have a nylon or plastic skirt around the cock.

Feather Cock:

They are made of Bird feathers(Goose or Duck feathers) or synthetic material.

I started playing badminton with my friends after seeing PV Sindhu's superb performance in the Rio Olympics. I like this Sport very much as it is a very challenging and peaceful game.

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