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Who invented badminton?
There are many theories about the origin of badminton. Written records first appeared in14-15th century Japan. The racket is made of wood and the ball is made of feathered cherry stones. Because the ball supported by this cherry pit ball is too heavy, the flying speed is fast, the feathers of the ball are easy to be damaged and the cost of the ball is high, so this sport gradually disappeared after being popular for a period of time. About18th century, a game activity similar to the early Japanese badminton appeared in Pune, India, which was especially active among the British troops stationed in India. According to research, badminton games similar to badminton activities have existed for a long time in China, Thailand and other ancient times. Due to different nationalities, regions and languages, the name of this game is different. The French call it "Badminton boul", the British, Swedish and other China call it "Badminton and Shuttle Chicken", and the Indians call it "Poona", all of which are the embryonic forms of badminton.

Modern badminton was born in England. 1870, a group of retired British officers brought this activity called "Poonagame" back to Britain from India, and gradually developed balls and rackets made of feathers and cork. At that time, the venue was wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, and the net was hung in the narrow place. It was not until 190 1 that it was changed into a rectangle.

Learning Tips: The Origin of English Badminton Names

1873 In Bloomington, Glasgow, England, there was a Duke named Boffitt. One day, he was entertaining guests at his manor. It happened that it was raining and the guests had to gather in the living room. At that time, an officer retired from India passed the Pune game to the British upper class present in the form of a performance. Since then, badminton has gradually developed, and "badminton" has also become the name of English badminton.

1875, the world's first badminton competition rules came from Pune, India. 1877, Britain made more perfect and unified rules. 1893, Britain established the first badminton association in the world, and held the first all-England badminton championship in 1899. From 65438 to 0934, the International Badminton Federation was founded by Canada, Denmark, Britain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales, with its headquarters in London. Since then, badminton international competitions have increased day by day. In addition to the traditional "All England Badminton Championship", 1948 added the Thomas Cup (World Men's Badminton Team Competition), 1956 added the Uber Cup (World Women's Badminton Team Competition), and 1989 held the World Badminton Championship and the World Cup successively. Insert three cups.

1978 In February, some developing countries in Asia were dissatisfied with the then International Badminton Federation, and established the World Badminton Federation in Hong Kong, and organized the World Badminton Federation Championship and the World Cup.

In order to promote the healthy and steady development of badminton in the world, with the joint efforts of badminton circles in many countries, in May of 198 1, the International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation were formally merged to form the International Badminton Federation (IBF for short), which ended the division of the World Badminton Federation and made a new leap in badminton in the world. At present, IBF has 135 countries and regions participating. Since 1992 badminton was listed as an official Olympic event, badminton has developed vigorously.

Knowledge Link: Gefei Badminton and Gu Jun are the first badminton world women's doubles champions in China. They won the championship twice in the 26th and 27th Olympic Games.

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Modern badminton was introduced to China about 19 18 after the First World War. Mainly for entertainment, fitness and games, no large-scale competitions have been held.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), badminton in China, like other sports, has developed vigorously. 1953, the first national badminton exhibition was held in Tianjin. 1954, returned overseas Chinese youths Wang Wenjiao and Chen Fushou formed the first national badminton team in China. From 65438 to 0956, the Chinese Badminton Association was founded, marking the arrival of a new era of badminton in China. 1At the first National Games in 1959, badminton was an official event, and 2 1 provinces and cities sent players to participate. A number of overseas Chinese badminton players, such as Fang Kaixiang, Tang, Hou Jiachang, etc., have returned to China one after another, bringing advanced foreign technology and playing methods, greatly improving the level of badminton in China and enabling them to compete with international players. It has gradually formed a technical style of "fast, accurate, fierce and lively" and a development direction of "focusing on ourselves, emphasizing speed and attacking". From 1963 to 1965, the China badminton team defeated the world champion Indonesian twice, and won the European badminton kingdoms-Denmark and Sweden, becoming the "uncrowned king".

Knowledge Link: The earliest athlete in China to win the world championships in individual events.

Guangdong athlete Geng Yaodong 1 978110 won the men's singles championship in Bangkok, Thailand in October. Shanghai athlete Zhang Ailing also won the women's singles championship. Guangdong athletes Geng Yaodong and Hou Jiachang won the men's doubles championship at the same time. Hunan athletes Li Fang and Zhang Ailing both won the women's doubles championship. Shanghai player Wang Heshi won the mixed doubles championship in the 5th World Championships with 1987.

1981May, the International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation announced their alliance and restored China's legal seat in the International Badminton Federation. In July, at the 1 World Games held in California, USA, badminton was listed as an official event of the World Games for the first time. China athletes won four championships in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles in the fierce competition of badminton teams from 14 countries and regions.

1In March and May, 1982, China badminton players made great achievements in the All England Championship and Thomas Cup: they won the first and second place in women's singles and women's doubles in the All England Championship; In the Thomas Cup final, Indonesia won the cup with 7-time champion Yong Ke 5:4.

Knowledge link: China's earliest men's and women's team world champion

The earliest men's team world champion in China was the 1982 Thomas Cup held in London, England in May. China team, composed of Hou, Luan Jin, Lin, Zhou, Yao, and He, fought hard and turned defeat into victory, defeating Indonesian team 5-4 and winning the Thomas Cup team championship. The earliest women's team world champion was 1984. In the 10 badminton Uber Cup team competition, the China women's team won the championship with an absolute advantage of 5:0.

From 1982 to now, China badminton players have won dozens of world champions in international competitions at all levels, and a large number of badminton "kings" and "divas" such as Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Li and Han Aiping have emerged, which can be said to have occupied the limelight and made the badminton cause in China last forever.

Judging from the overall strength of international badminton, Denmark, China and Indonesia are the three major badminton teams in the world, with Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and China as the main players, while Denmark and Sweden in Europe are also catching up. Women are divided into China, Indonesian and Korean.

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1, easy to carry

Badminton has always been a relatively extensive sport in China. Because of its simplicity, strong competitiveness and entertainment, and high exercise value, it is deeply loved by the masses, especially young students. It can be done not only in regular indoor gymnasiums, but also in parks and living areas. Only two rackets and a ball are needed, and the amount of exercise can be large or small. Strong young people can play skillfully and heavily, try their best to save any ball and exude the breath of youth. Old and frail practitioners can gently hit the ball around and change the rhythm of hitting the ball according to their own requirements, so as to achieve the effect of exercising and prolonging life. People of different ages, sexes and constitutions can find pleasure in badminton.

2, enhance physical fitness

Long-term badminton can strengthen the heartbeat, increase vital capacity and endurance, and also improve and adjust the sensitivity and coordination of the human nervous system. Whether it is a regular badminton match or a general fitness activity, we should constantly move, jump, turn and swing on the court, and reasonably use various hitting techniques and footwork to hit the ball back and forth on the court, thus increasing the strength of upper limbs, lower limbs and waist muscles, speeding up the whole body blood circulation of exercisers, enhancing the functions of cardiovascular system and respiratory system, and playing the role of strengthening the body, resisting diseases and aging, and regulating the spirit.

Cultivate psychology

Due to intense competition and fierce competition, teenagers' psychological quality can be well exercised. Proper badminton can cultivate teenagers' excellent psychological qualities such as self-confidence, courage and decisiveness. Badminton activities include guessing opponents' tactical intentions, grasping various fighters, choosing what tactics to use and other intellectual factors, so often engaging in this sport can make people think quickly. At the same time, in the competition, strengthen the enterprising spirit, so that people's wisdom, courage and skills can be sublimated in competition and confrontation. Through this kind of training, we can keep calm in times of crisis, which not only increases our wisdom, but also cultivates our psychology. Not only can you cope freely in badminton activities, but you can also face career, family, honor and disgrace with a good attitude and a correct outlook on life.

Knowledge Link: "Four Heavenly Kings" of World Badminton

(1) Yang Yang was born in 1963 and is1.76m tall. His technical characteristics are flexible footwork, fast speed, varied landing points, fierce take-off spike and certain lethality. In the 1980s, he won the Thomas Cup, the World Championships and various world open championships in succession. Wang Zhongwang is known as one of the "four kings" of badminton in the world. (2) Zhao Jianhua was born in 1965, with a height of1.82m.. As an offensive player, he has the technical characteristics of great strength, good physical fitness, fast speed, quick response, strong smash in the backcourt, fierce in front of the net and accurate placement. In less than three months, he defeated four top badminton players in the world and won the gold medals in the Scottish Open, the Japanese Open and the All-England Championship, which shocked the international badminton community and was hailed as the "four kings" of badminton in the world. (3) first frost was born in 1958, and his height is1.90m. Tall, full of physical strength, great strength and tenacious competition style; With comprehensive skills, flexible footwork and clumsy placement, many world-class players were defeated by him in the mid-1980s because they couldn't adapt to his style of play, which made him unbeaten in more than 200 games, and he was known as the "winning general". (4) Sujiyato was born in 1962 and is1.70m tall. He is an offensive player and a world-famous badminton star in the 1980s. From 1980 to 1986, he has won the China Open, Indonesia Open and World Cup for many times, and is known as one of the "four kings" of badminton in the world.

Badminton originated from 1873 in a village called badminton in Gloucestershire, England, which is also the origin of the English name of badminton. Badminton is a combination of "Poona" game in India and another game "Badminton Ball" which has been popular in Europe and Asia for nearly two thousand years.

At first, badminton didn't have a consistent form. It was not until 1877 that the rules of badminton were first formulated in Karachi, India. 1893, the British Badminton Association was established, and the rules of badminton competition were revised and unified again. It was not until 1934 that the National Badminton Federation was finally established, and its member countries included many regions and countries. As for the Asian region, the Asian Badminton Federation was also established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 1959.