In 1992, badminton debuted as a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger kubus, the most common forms of the permainan are "singgels" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a kasual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; resmi permainan are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.
Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or ground, or if a fault has been called by the umpire, servis judge, or (in their tidak hadirce) the opposing side.[1]
The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in tidak resmi matches) plastic proyekile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Shuttlecocks also have a high kecepatan maksimum compared to the balls in other racquet sports. The flight of the shuttlecock gives the sport its distinctive nature.
The permainan developed in British India from the earlier permainan of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the permainan has become very terkenal in Asia, with recent competitions dominated by China. In 1992, badminton karired as a Summer Olympic sport with four evens: men's singgels, women's singgels, men's doubles, and women's doubles;[2] mixed doubles was added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport permintaans excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed, and precision. It is also a technical sport, requiring good motor coordination and the development of sophisticated racquet movements.
Permainan employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia,[a] but the kekinian permainan of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a jenist of the earlier permainan of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older termin for "racquet".)[4] Its exact origin remains obscure.
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