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    Badminton gets its name from Badminton House in England, where the sport was played in the late 19th century. Before being played at Badminton House, a similar game called "Poona" was played by British army officers stationed in India in the 1860s. Prior to Poona, a game called Jeu de Volant was played in Europe, which can be traced back to an even earlier Chinese game called Ti Jian Zi. Ti Jian Zi translates directly to "kicking the shuttle", while battledore and shuttlecock was played in various countries as early as the 5th century using a paddle to hit a shuttlecock back and forth. Badminton later emerged as the modern

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    Badminton gets its name from Badminton House in England, where the sport was played in the late 19th century. Before being played at Badminton House, a similar game called "Poona" was played by British army officers stationed in India in the 1860s. Prior to Poona, a game called Jeu de Volant was played in Europe, which can be traced back to an even earlier Chinese game called Ti Jian Zi. Ti Jian Zi translates directly to "kicking the shuttle", while battledore and shuttlecock was played in various countries as early as the 5th century using a paddle to hit a shuttlecock back and forth. Badminton later emerged as the modern

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    Badminton gets its name from Badminton House in England, where the sport was played in the late 19th century. Before being played at Badminton House, a similar game called "Poona" was played by British army officers stationed in India in the 1860s. Prior to Poona, a game called Jeu de Volant was played in Europe, which can be traced back to an even earlier Chinese game called Ti Jian Zi. Ti Jian Zi translates directly to "kicking the shuttle", while battledore and shuttlecock was played in various countries as early as the 5th century using a paddle to hit a shuttlecock back and forth. Badminton later emerged as the modern

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    History of Badminton

     Gets its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England –

    the home of Duke of beaufort, where the sports were played in the

    last century.

     Before Badminton House there was game called “Poona” (a game

    played by British army officers stationed India) in 1860s.

     Before “Poona”, there was Jeu de Volant played on the European

    continent, before that Battledore and Shuttlecock, and before that Ti

    Jian Zi from China.

     TI JIAN ZI - A direct translation from this word ‘ti jain zi’ is kicking the shuttle.

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     Battledore and Shuttlecock- Was played in China, Japan, India and Greece about 5

    century later. This game was you can use the Battledore (a paddle) to hit the Shuttlecock

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    back and forth. By 16 century it has become a popular game among children in

    England

     In Europe this game was known as “Jeu de Volant”.

     In 1870s the British army learned this game in India and took the equipment back to

    England.
     In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his country place, Badminton.

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