History of badminton

Badminton was known in ancient times in Greece. Some depictions of a oar and ball game made of soapberry black and feathered  were played in Japan at the time of Heian.

In India, in the 18th century started the source of badminton as a British army stationed invention. They evaluated using a racket (with net) the results of a yellow wool ball.

In addition, between the 11th and 14th centuries there was an article describing a game called "Battledore and Shuttlecock", which involved hit a ball with a small, parchment racquet played in Europe. Badminton was played on the court in this school until 1901. A rope was added in the middle to create a rudimentary net. The original rules for badminton were standardized in 1887 and then revised in both 1895 and 1905. These rules still govern the sport today with only changes. small .