Badminton for whims?
WHO SAYS BADMINTON IS FOR WIMPS?
In case you didn't know the following facts on badminton:
- Badminton is the number two participant sport in the world,
second only to soccer. It is more popular than tennis in England. It
is the national sport of China and many other Asian countries.
- Badminton is chosen as the exhibition sport in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It is
a fully competitive sport in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
- There are about 50,000 active badminton players in the U.S. today.
- Badminton is gaining popularity in the U.S. Americans purchase more than 1 million
badminton sets each year
- In top tournament play, a badminton bird may travel as fast as 100 m.p.h
- In tournament finals, badminton players average 37 minutes of
play during the one hour and 16 minutes of the finals, run four miles
on the court in one hours and 16 minutes, and rally 25.9 shots per
minute, while tennis players average only 18 minutes opf play during
the three hours and 18 minutes of the finals, run two miles on court
in the three hours and 18 minutes, and rally 5.1 shots per minute.