As Sportspodium is a mutli-sporting discipline, and will cater for all sports in due time and we have already covered Soccer statistics, we believe it is only fair to cover the sport of Badminton second, as it is the second most played sport in the world.
Badminton
Badminton is all about speed, agility, stamina and power, but it is also very key to have the mental fitness as the game is also known as the physical chess game. The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1934 and it is now known as the Badminton World Federation.
Countries / Regions represented in the BWF
According to Wikipedia:
Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 6 Olympiads. 63 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 6 times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.
Which countries were represented in the Olympics
If we look at the table below and see how many countries are represented at the Olympics, we should understand why it is the second most played sport in the world.
The BWF organises annual events which can be classified at the 7 major international badminton events and one for para-badminton.
International Events
- Olympic Games in co-operation with International Olympic Committee
- World Championships
- World Junior Championships
- Para-Badminton World Championships
- Thomas Cup
- Uber Cup
- Sudirman Cup
- World Senior Championships
Open Events
- Super Series Premier of Premier
- Super Series Premier
- Super Series
- Grand Prix Gold
- Grand Prix
- International Challenge
- International Series
- Future Series
Awards for Badmintin
- Lifetime Achievement
- Hall of Fame
- Herbert Scheele Trophy
- Distinguished Service
- Meritorius Service
- Certificate of Commendation
- Eddy Choong Player of the Year (hiatus since 2008)
- Best Male and Female Player of the Year
- Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year
- Women in Badminton
I was very surprised to see Badminton is the second most played sport in the world, only after soccer/football and thank you very much to Wikipedia for a great source of information over the various pages.
Content Sources
Wikipedia Badminton World Federation
Wikipedia - Badminton
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