According to relevant data, the earliest written record about badminton was an oil painting titled "The Shuttle Coack" painted by the famous French painter Jordan (1699-1779). A girl in the painting is holding a badminton racket with net strings in her hand. The ball is made of seven feathers of different colors inserted into the ball holder.
It is said that as early as the 14th and 15th centuries in Japan, there was a game in which two people used wooden rackets and used feathered cherry pits as balls to hit back and forth. The movement soon spread to other countries in Europe and Asia. However, because this kind of ball is not strong and durable, and flies too fast, although it was popular for a while, it soon disappeared again.
Since then, other games similar to badminton have appeared in India and Russia. India calls this game "Puna". It is made of wool wrapped into a ball, with feathers inserted on it, and a wooden racket is used to hit the ball. hit. Russia calls it "Furang". The ball is very similar to our current shuttlecock.
It can be seen that the origin of badminton is closely related to games similar to "shuttlecock board". Due to differences in countries, nations, cultures and languages, the name of the original badminton sport is different. Therefore, there are still different opinions in the world about when and where this began. But the opinions on the current name of badminton are basically the same. In 1873, there was a Duke named Beaufort in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. He entertained guests at his home. It happened to rain, so the guests had to gather in the living room. Over time, everyone felt that It was boring. At that time, a British officer who retired from India introduced the "Puna" he saw in Mumbai, India, so everyone played this kind of badminton game in the hall. Because this activity is very rich Interesting, it quickly became popular. Since this activity was born in Bloomington, someone proposed to name the sport after the manor. Therefore, badminton was originally called "BADMINTON" in English. Now it has been renamed "Badminton Hall" to commemorate it, and displays the original badminton rackets and balls from the mid-19th century. The venue at that time was gourd-shaped, wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, with a net hanging in the narrow place. It was not renovated until 1901. Rectangular.
In 1877, the first badminton game rules were published in the UK.
In 1893, the world's first badminton association was established in the UK. The first "All Englang Badminton Champinships" were held at the Wembley Sports Center in London, England since 1899.
Since then, the traditional and informal world badminton championships have been held. , badminton spread from the British Isles to Scandinavia and the Commonwealth countries, then to Asia, America, Oceania, and finally Africa in the early 20th century.
As this sport spreads around the world More and more countries are participating in the competition. In 1934, the "International Badminton Federation" was established, headquartered in London. In 1939, the International Badminton Federation adopted the "Badminton Competition Rules" that all member states must abide by.
From the 1920s to the 1940s, badminton in European and American countries developed rapidly. Especially the United Kingdom and Denmark, which almost monopolized the titles of all major international competitions. Secondly, the United States and Canada are also at a very high level.
The first World Men's Badminton Team Championship - the "Thomas Cup" was held in 1948-1949. The Malaysian team defeated strong teams such as the United States, Britain and Denmark. Winning the championship ushered in an era when Asians dominated the international badminton world.
Asian badminton developed rapidly in the 1950s, especially in Malaysia where many outstanding players emerged and won the two Thomas Cup championships held between 1951 and 1955. At the same time, he won the men's singles and doubles championships in the All England Championships.
In the late 1950s, the Indonesian badminton team began to rise in the international badminton world. They made innovations based on learning the techniques and playing styles of European players, speeding up the speed on the badminton court and understanding of landing points. Control has raised the technical level of badminton to a new stage.
In the 4th Thomas Cup, they defeated the Malaysian team in one fell swoop and won the championship. In the 1960s and 1970s, the technical level of the Indonesian team (except China) has always been far ahead in the international badminton world. From the 4th to the 11th Thomas Cup, except for the 7th one which was won by the Malaysian team. , the rest are all owned by the Indonesian team, and almost monopolized the men's singles and doubles championships in the All England Championships during this period.
On the women's side, from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, the United States dominated the world and won the World Women's Team Competition (Uber Cup) for three consecutive years. From the late 1960s to the 1970s, the world's advantage shifted to Japan.
In May 1981, the International Badminton Federation restored my country's legal seat in the International Badminton Federation, which opened a new page in the history of the international badminton world and entered a period of Chinese badminton players dominating the international badminton world. glory days.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, badminton entered the Olympic family for the first time and was listed as a performance event. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games was listed as an official event, with four gold medals in men's and women's singles and men's and women's doubles. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, mixed doubles was added