10. The Incredible History of the game! »Click here.

9. Badminton is the Fastest Racket Sport with shuttle clocking speed in excess of 200 mph.

8. The best shuttlecocks are made from the feathers from the left wing of a goose.

7. Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world, after soccer.

6. Badminton is an Olympic Sport played first in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

5. More than 1.1 billion people watched the 1992 Olympic Badminton competition on television.

4. The speed and the stamina required for badminton are far greater than for any other racket sport.

3. In competition, badminton players compete for half the time, yet run twice as far and hit nearly twice as many shots.

2. When a shot is played in tennis, the whole of the arm is used in one sweeping action, whereas in badminton, a wide range of motions is employed, from delicate flicks of the wrist and pressing of fingers to full-body smashes and clears.

1. Badminton is always played indoors here in Jacksonville. No hot sun or mosquitos! Come join us!

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