PE prelim Flashcards
first name of badminton
battledore and shuttlecock
in ancient years a sport was played by
egypt and greece
mid 19th century a modern sport was introduced in
british india by british military officers
modern badminton originated in india in a version called
poona
british army learned the game about
1870
duke of beaufort introduced the sport at his country
1873
bath badminton club was formed
1887
badminton club was replaced in
1893 by the badminton association of england
military personnel introduced badminton to vancouver
late 1890’s
badminton canada was founded in
1921
first national championship being held in
montreal
canada one of the founding member of
the international badminton federation in 1934
badminton is included in the 1972
munich olympics as a demonstration sport
wins gold medal in mens singles in 1970
jamie paulson
1992
six canadians contest badminton as a full medal sport in barcelona olympics
badminton court dimension
line judges, referee, umpire, service judge, irs umpire, referee team
benefits of badminton
total bodyworkout
socialising
improves mental wellbeing
heart health
reduce health risk
badminton equipments
racket
shuttlecock
net and net posts
singles
one player on a side
doubles
2 players on a side
mixed doubles
one male and one female