200 years ago, a similar badminton sports games in China, India and other countries. China called thugs shuttlecock, India called Poona, Western Europe and other countries is called a shuttlecock cricket. In the 1870s, British soldiers learned in India, Poona game to take home as a staple of entertainment activities. Early badminton. 1873 in Glasgow, UK County town of Bloomington, a Duke called Bao Fute open garden party in his territory, and several retired officers back from India to introduce a separated net the racquet to hit backplaying shuttlecock game, people have a lot of interest. Very interesting result of this activity. "Blooming ton" (Badminton) become the name of the English badminton. In 1893, the United Kingdom 14 Badminton Club Badminton Association. In 1899, the Association organized the first session of the All England Badminton Championships, held once a year, has followed so far. Badminton movement from Scandinavia to the Commonwealth countries, In 1934, the establishment of the International Badminton Federation, headquartered in London. The International Badminton Federation in 1939 by Member States to abide by the Badminton Competition Rules. Badminton sport in the United States and Europe in the 20th century, 20-40 years has developed rapidly, including Britain, Denmark, the United States, Canada, a very high level. Asian Badminton movement has developed rapidly in the 1950s, Malaysia achieved a two-time Thomas Cup champion.Indonesian team to be innovative in technology and style of play quickly achieved a dominant position. The development of badminton movement in the 1960s gradually toward Asia. In May 1981, the International Badminton Federation to restore China's legitimate seat...
