Introduction: The History of Badminton
Dicas Educação Física has prepared for you an illustrated summary of the history of badminton, a sport that is now an Olympic discipline and is gaining more and more players in Brazil. We’ll talk about the origins of badminton, how and where it came about and its development throughout history, as well as the emergence of badminton in Brazil.
Early Badminton
A game very similar to today’s Badminton called Battledore and Shuttlecock was played in the 17th century by civilizations in Europe and Asia. The game was played by two people who hit an object, which today is called a “shuttlecock”, with the aim of keeping it in the air without it falling to the ground.
The origin of today’s badminton
The origin of Badminton today is most likely in India. There it was called Poona or Poonah, because it was born in the city of Pune, where it was very popular.
Badminton’s arrival in Europe
British military officers serving in India got to know the game Poona. Poona, unlike Battledore and Shuttlecock, was played with a net separating the players. On their return to England, the British officers took with them equipment from the new game they had learned about in India.
The origin of the name Badminton
In 1870, the Duke of Beaufort presented the new game brought from India to his guests at his estate called “Badminton House”, which is why the new game came to be known as the game of “Badminton”.
- The Badminton House
The First Badminton Championship
The first badminton championship in history took place in 1898 in the English town of Guilford, and the “All England Open Badminton Championship” still takes place today. Initially, the championship was only for doubles teams. In 1900, singles matches were added to the championship.
Creation of the International Badminton Federation
The Badminton World Federation (IBF) was founded in 1934 and had nine member countries: Canada, Denmark, Scotland, France, the Netherlands, England, New Zealand and Wales. India and the United States joined in 1936. Brazil joined the IBF in 1991 through the Federação Paulista de Badminton.
From IBF to BWF
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) is currently called Badminton Word Federation (BWF) or Badminton World Federation. It now has 176 member countries and is currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Badminton at the Olympic Games
Badminton was a “demonstration sport” at the Munich Games in 1972, but it wasn’t until the Barcelona Games in 1992 that it was officially introduced as an Olympic discipline. In Barcelona, only doubles and singles tournaments were played. Mixed doubles tournaments were introduced at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Chinese domination and Asian supremacy
China has dominated the Olympic badminton tournaments, winning 38 medals (16 of them gold); South Korea and Indonesia won 18 medals each.
Badminton at the Pan Amarican Games
Badminton was included in the Pan American Games in 1995, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The categories were: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Badminton History Video
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Badminton in Brazil
Badminton in Brazil has a very long history. In 2011, a survey was carried out in Santos, where it was found that badminton was first practiced in Brazil in 1938 at the Clube dos Ingleses. However, it took a long time for badminton to become a competitive sport in Brazil. It was only in 1984 that the first São Paulo Badminton Cup was held.
Creation of the Brazilian Badminton Confederation
A Brazilian Badminton Confederation (CBBd) was founded in 1993. The founding federations were the Federação Paulista de Badminton, Federação de Badminton de Brasília and Federação Catarinense de Brasília. Today, the CBBd has 21 state federations.
Brazilian badminton results
- in 1985 won the II South American Championship held in Buenos Aires, Argentina;
- In 1990, Brazil won 2nd place in the IV South American Badminton Championship;
- In 1993, Brazil won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Guatemala;
- In 1994, the CBBd became affiliated to the Brazilian Olympic Committee;
- In 2007, at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil won its first bronze medal, with athletes Guilherme Pardo and Guilheme Kumasaka.
- In 2011, at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Brazil won its first medal in the singles with Daniel Paiola
- In 2015, Brazil won three medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto
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- Women’s Doubles: Silver medal with Lohaynny Vicente and Luana Vicente
- Men’s Doubles: Silver medal with Daniel Paiola and Hugo Arthuso
- In the Mixed Doubles: Bronze medal with Alex Tjong and Lohaynny Vicente
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