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Badminton's Hidden World: Speed, Skill, and the Game the World Plays

Badminton's Hidden World: Speed, Skill, and the Game the World Plays

Romano, Gigi
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Paperback

Young Adult Nonfiction

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ISBN13: 9798901947005
Publisher: Publishdrive
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Badminton is one of the world's most widely played racket sports, yet its deepest story is often hidden behind the simplicity of a shuttle, a net, and a small indoor court.

Badminton's Hidden World: Speed, Skill, and the Game the World Plays tells the fact-based story of a sport that began with older shuttle games, passed through colonial-era clubs and British India, took its modern name from Badminton House, and grew into a global contest of speed, skill, pressure, and national pride. From the All England Championships and the Thomas Cup to Olympic arenas, Asian dominance, Denmark's European tradition, school gyms, community halls, professional tours, and mass participation, this book follows badminton from informal recreation to one of the fastest and most technically demanding sports on earth.

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