Badminton

Badminton – An Introduction: Badminton is fundamentally a racquet game played with a shuttlecock. It has European origins although it thereafter got disseminated to various Asian countries through the European colonizers. The rules changed somewhat over the years, although the popularity of the game steadily rose, particularly in the South Asian and the South East Asian countries.

Badminton in Olympics: Badminton became a part of the Summer Games in 1992. Although initially there were four Badminton events in the Olympics, including two single and two doubles events in the men’s and the women’s categories, the number was raised to five in the 1996 meet with the introduction of mixed doubles. Now there are five medals given away in badminton in Olympics.

Badminton in Beijing Summer Games: Badminton will definitely be one of the greatest attractions of Beijing Summer Games. It will be held from 9th to 17th August, and will be competed by 64 contestants from all over the world with each continent guaranteed with at least one entry. China will have the privilege of enlist two players as par the Olympic rules, though the number may increase if contestants qualify through the regulatory process. There are two players who will participate on invitation basis.