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Badminton

About the sport

The sport is played with a special racket and can be practiced in singles or doubles. The player must place in the opponent’s court a special ball formed by 16 feathers from the left wing of a goose, held together with a cork base and covered by a small layer of leather.

During the Olympic Games, Badminton gives five gold medals: one in men’s and women’s singles, one in men and women’s doubles and one in mixed doubles. Despite having its origins in the XVI Century, it did not become an Olympic sport until Barcelona 1992.

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Star athletes

Athletes to Watch

They will be protagonists at the Olympic Games

Hall of Fame

Stars that made history in the Olympic Games

Lin DanCountry:China

With four gold medals in World Championships, the Chinese is playing to defend the Olympic title. Experts consider him the greatest player of all time.

Lee Chong WeiCountry: Malaysia

Wei Lin Dan have never won any gold medals in Olympic Games or World Championships, but he beat his archrival six times in other championships finals, against twelve defeats.