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Playing Badminton
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Badminton has the brilliance of being the fastest racket sport (Great Britain's Simon Archer has achieved the fastest smash at 260 kilometres per hour) as well as one of the most widely played sports in the world. Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world after Soccer. Look at these amazing statistics comparing a badminton match with a tennis match. Badminton provides a vigorous cardiovascular workout for the player. In fact, the Department of Physical Education at Baylor University describes it as 'one of the finest conditioning game activities available'. A statistical comparison reveals the following: |
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Time duration: Ball/Shuttle in play: Match intensity: Shots: Shots per rally: Distance covered: |
_Tennis
3 hours 18 minutes 18 minutes 9% 1004 3.4 2 miles |
_Badminton
1 hour 16 minutes 37 minutes 48% 1972 13.5 4 miles |
_A Badminton match is played to the best of three games. A game is won being the first to 21.
Badminton has been an Olympic sport since 1992. Badminton is a sport that you can play throughout your life, both socially and competitively.
Badminton has been an Olympic sport since 1992. Badminton is a sport that you can play throughout your life, both socially and competitively.