BWF World Tour · 2026 season
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The Sport

Badminton: the sport explained

Why it is special, where it came from, who made it great, what it does for your health and how to start. Six short topics, one click each.

565km/hFastest recorded hit, set in a test session in 20231
1992First Olympic medals, in Barcelona2
5Events: two singles, three doubles2
300m+Players worldwide, by BWF’s own estimate3

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3 sources for this page, checked 2 November 2026
  1. Guinness World Records: Fastest badminton hit (male)
  2. Olympics.com: Badminton Olympics winners, the full history
  3. BWF: About badminton