Badminton History
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Updated: 6 Nov 2018
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Created byDaniel Wang
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Badminton in IndiaGame is adopted by British army officersThe name "battledore and shuttlecock" gets changed to BadmintonFirst open badminton tournament held at Guildford, EnglandFirst Official World Badminton TournamentBadminton Becomes an Olympic SportThe World Badminton Federation introduces the Badminton Super series events to further promote the sportOSIM was contracted as a title sponsor in the super series tournamentsThe first Badminton super series premier attracted the highest prize money in badminton tournament history at 1.2m USD$20 million tripartite contract for sponsorship of the World Grand Prix Finals, giving STAR TV the exclusive telveision rights to the WGPWHBC partners with WBF for next four yearsWBF introduces Hawk-eye for line-calling, shuttle speed and other insight into badminton matchesPeriods
Badminton rackets from wooden to aluminum to carbon-fiber composite materials.
They went from an oval shape to a tear drop shape.
Strings were originally made out of animal guts and eventually developed to synthetic materials like nylon.
The grips have also moved towards synthetic materials.Throughout the development of Badminton, new careers have popped up.
Some include social media producer, medical practitioners, sports scientistBadminton players get more agile and athletic.
Their technique is better and shots became more precise.
Deception also became more important.
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