Badminton originated in India in the 18th century and was brought to England by British army officers. It is a racket sport played with a shuttlecock over a net by two or four players. Points are scored only by the serving side when their opponent commits a fault. Games are typically played to 15 points.

1. BADMINTON

2. History of Badminton
• Badminton is a racket sport that is played on a court.
• Played with a shuttlecock (“bird”).
• Singles or doubles. The object is to hit the shuttlecock over the net.
• Originated in India.
• Called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century, and British Army
Officers stationed there took the Indian version back to England in
the 1860's.
• In England it was called “badmintin”.
• In 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) was organized.
• First contested as an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Olympic
games in Barcelona, Spain.

3. Rules of the game
• It is played by two or four players, either indoors or outdoors.
• A net is fixed across the middle of the court.
• Only the serving side can win a point.
• If the serving side fails to return the shuttlecock, it losses the serve; if the
receiving side fails to return the shuttlecock, it losses the point and must receive
again.
• A game is played to 15 points.

4. Scoring
• Points are scored only by the serving side.
• A point is rewarded to the serving side whenever the other side
commits a fault.
• If a fault is committed by the serving side, the server does not score a
point and loses the serve.

5. Preview of Badminton
• Badminton is a game that somewhat resembles tennis and volleyball
and involves the use of a net, lightweight rackets, and a shuttlecock,
a cork ball fitted with stabilizing feathers.
• The players hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net with the
rackets.

6. Badminton Court

7. Badminton Equipment

8. Badminton Grips