History of Badminton

• Badminton world federation formerly known as International Badminton Federation
• Badminton world federation is the world governing body of sport
• Badminton world federation was formed in 1934
• badminton first appeared in the olympics as a demonstration sport in 1972
• badminton first appeared as an exhibition sport in 1988
• 1992 games - full medal olympic sport
• competition for men's and women's singles (one against one) and doubles (two against two)
• mixed doubles were introduced at the 1996 games
• to win a set, 21 points is needed with 2 points advantage
• maximum point in badminton is 30 points