Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Badminton Fun Facts

  • Badminton was born in a stately home in Gloucster, England.
  • It came into the Olympics (Barcelona) in 1992.
  • Its the fastest racket sport in the World.
  • World Record smash is 421 Km/h (By Malaysia's Tan Boon Heong in the Japan Open 2009).
  • Backhand smash is 260 Km/h (By Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat in the World Championships 2006)
  • A player could potentially cover up to 2 km in just one badminton match.

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