Badminton in Olympic 2008 is going to create sensation among the audience because of the tough competition, highly spirited efforts and spellbinding exposition of efficiency among he competitors. The game of Badminton is characterized by features like tremendous concentration, extremely level of physical fitness, power of anticipation and never submitting mentality.
It is not easy to trace the ancestry of Badminton. This game made its evolution in China. The ancient form of Badminton was Ti Jian Zi which was widely practiced among the Chinese people during the 5th Century. During that time the shuttle was hit by the players of the game with their feet. It remains at the state of varied interpretation whether this use of shuttlecock in the game led to the game of battledore and shuttlecock which evolved about five centuries later in China, Japan, India and Greece. The battledores can said to be the underdeveloped versions of today's racquets. By the 1600s, battledore and shuttlecock game emerged as a popular children's game. It soon became a favorite pastime of nobles and the leisured classes of many European countries. In the European continent this game became recognized as the jeu de volant. In India, this genre had evolved by the mid-19th century and was recognized as the Poona. This form of the game was cited as a closer form of modern badminton. In this country, during the colonial period, this game became really popular among the British officers while the Duke of Beaufort introduced it to royal society at his country estate, Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England. Within four years, the Bath Badminton Club had formed, and a new version of the game played there which introduced the foundation for today's rules.
Badminton in Olympic:
In the Munich Olympic (1972), Badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport. But the actual debut of this game occurred in 1992 Barcelona Olympic. Both the male and female participants can compete in singles and doubles events. The Badminton history of the Olympic is dominated by the players from China, Indonesia and Korea.
Venue for Badminton in Olympic 2008:
All the Badminton matches in the Beijing Olympic will be held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium from August 9-17, 2008.
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