Badminton originated in India in the 18th century under the name "poona". British military officers brought the game to England in the 1860s where the first rules were established. The sport was launched at Badminton House in Gloucestershire in 1873 and the Badminton Association of England published the first standardized rules in 1893. The International Badminton Federation was established in 1934 and badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992 with events in men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

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Badminton
History
 The game was called “poona” in India during the 18th century.
 British military officers stationed there became interested and the game was taken
back toEngland in 1860’s where the rules of badminton were set out.
 Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer, published a booklet, Badminton Battledore - a
new game in 1860.
 The new sport was launched in 1873 at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire,
owned by the Duke of Beaufort. Until 1887, the sport was played in England under
the rules that prevailed in India.
 The Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules and made the game applicable
to English ideas.
 In 1893, the Badminton Association of England published the first set of rules
similar to today's rules.
 The International Badminton Federation (IBF) (now known as Badminton World
Federation) was established in 1934 with Canada, Denmark, England, France, the
Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales as its founding members.
India joined as an affiliate in 1936.
 The first All-England championship for men was held in 1899 and in 1900 the
pioneer tournament for women was arranged.
 In Philippines, it was in the 1920 when British and American expatriates introduced
badminton in the country.
 In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) was created and became the
first national badminton group, organized by 28 badminton clubs.
 Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport with five events: men's and
women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, in which each
pair is a man and a woman.