Badminton descends from Poona, a net-and-shuttlecock game played by British army officers in mid-nineteenth-century Pune, India, first recorded there in 1867. Officers returning home brought the game to England, where the ninth Duke of Beaufort introduced it to guests at his Gloucestershire estate, Badminton House, in 1873, giving the sport its modern name. The Badminton Association of England codified formal rules in 1893, and the International Badminton Federation, now the Badminton World Federation, was established in London on 5 July 1934 with nine founding member associations.
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Origin YearMarks the Duke of Beaufort introduction of the Poona game to England at Badminton House, Gloucestershire, and its renaming. The game itself was already played as Poona in British India from at least 1867; formal English rules followed in 1893, and the international federation in 1934. Originating RegionBritish India (Pune, for the mid-nineteenth-century Poona game); England (Gloucestershire, for the 1873 introduction and naming at Badminton House). 2 International Governing BodyBadminton World Federation (BWF), established in London on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine founding member associations; renamed Badminton World Federation in 2006. 3 Identity
SymbolA feathered shuttlecock struck with a racquet across a net. 1 Connections
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Pickleball, Sports Borrowed the badminton court and equipment; not a lineage claim.
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One of many sports on the Asian Games program; badminton is named here as a marquee example, not an exclusive claim.
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1. Wikipedia, Badminton
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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.
2. Live History India, Poona: Where Badminton Was Invented
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For all their inventiveness, they called the game simply 'Poona'.
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Current Olympic sports, like badminton, basketball, and volleyball, first appeared on the programme as demonstration sports and were later promoted to full Olympic sports.
Pickleball - Wikipedia
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the game of pickleball was created from leftover equipment from several sports; a badminton court, paddleball paddles, a wiffle ball and a net height like that of tennis.
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Badminton and women's judo also became part of the Olympic program, while slalom canoeing returned to the Games after a 20-year absence.
Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
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Badminton (5)
Wikipedia, Volleyball
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Because he originally derived the game from badminton, he initially named the sport mintonette.
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