Lumanog, Ronalyn L.

BEE EGE 2-1

5 Learnings on History of Badminton

 I learned that the game was played in India during the 18th Century, at which time it
was called "Poona".
 I learned that the roots of the sport can be traced to ancient Greece, China, and India,
and it is closely related to the old children’s game battledore and shuttlecock.
 In addition, I learned that in the 1860s it was adopted by British Army officers stationed
in India which the officers took the game back to England, where it became a success at
a party given by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 at his estate called "Badminton" in
Gloucestershire.
 Also, I learned that the badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a
demonstration sport in 1972 and as an exhibition sport in 1988.
 I am also informed that at the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with
competition for men’s and women’s singles (one against one) and doubles (two against
two) and then the mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996 Games.

5 Learnings on How to Play Badminton

 I learned that each game will start with a toss to determine which player will serve first
and which side of the court the opponent would like to start from.
 I am informed that the players should hit the shuttle only from their side of the court
and should not touch the net or slide under it.
 Also, I learned that a serve must be hit underarm and below the servers waist and no
overarm serves are allowed.
 I also learned that in scoring, a point is scored when you successfully hit the shuttlecock
over the net and land it in your opponent’s court before they hit it and a point can also
be gained when your opponent hits the shuttlecock into either the net or outside the
parameters.
 Also, if a player touches the net with any part of their body or racket then it is deemed a
fault and their opponent receives the point.