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Badminton, a sport played with rackets and shuttlecocks, is a popular game today. Due to its increasing popularity, the game was included as an Olympic sport in 1992. The game involves two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). The objective is to hit the shuttlecock into the opponent's half of the court.

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A shot that is hit easy and with finesse so that it falls swiftly and close to the net on the opponent's side of the net.

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A quick wrist and forearm rotation, intended to surprise the opposition, because it changes a soft shot into a fast shot. This is used primarily on the serve and at the net.

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This is a shot made from very close to the net and is hit from below the net. The shot goes straight up it barely clears the net, and then goes straight down on the other side. Hence the name of the ...

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This shot can be used with some success when playing doubles against the up-and-back formation. This is a shot that is hit low and to mid-court, so there is not much time for the opposing team to ...

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A soft shot where the player push's the shuttlecock with a little wrist motion, usually from net or mid-court, to the opponent's mid-court.

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A Rally is the back and forth of shots that will decide which team wins the point.

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The area of a badminton court is 13.4 meters long, 6.1 meters wide, and is rectangular in shape. While playing doubles, the complete court width is used. This width is reduced to 5.18 meters while ...

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