where was the game of badminton first played
Badminton The game may have originally developed among expatriate officers in British India,[7] where it was very popular by the 1870s.[5] Ball badminton, a form of the game played with a wool ball instead of a shuttlecock, was being played in Thanjavur as early as the 1850s[8] and was at first played interchangeably with badminton by the British, the woollen ball being preferred in windy or wet weather.
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Badminton The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the game has become very popular in Asia, with recent competitions dominated by China. Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles,[2] with mixed doubles added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed, and precision. It is also a technical sport, requiring good motor coordination and the development of sophisticated racquet movements.[3]
Red Fort It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.[2][6]