Badminton
Sydney, Olympic Park, Pavilion 3, 20 September 2000, Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Jun GU of China in action in the women's badminton doubles quarterfinals against Indonesia. Jun GU and her teammate Fei GE went on to win the gold medal.
Made-for-television radar guns instantly flash the speed of serves, volleys and pitches to the sporting public around the world these days, but few viewers could name the world's fastest racket sport. The title belongs to badminton.
The flight of the shuttlecock, a missile of cork and goose feather that players volley across the net, has been recorded at speeds of 260 kilometres per hour. Speed, agility and lightning-fast reflexes are essential to the game. Add stamina, too - players have been known to cover more than six kilometres in a single match.
While contemporary badminton first appeared in the mid-19th century, it evolved from the game battledore and shuttlecock, which can be traced back to ancient Greece, China, Japan and India.
Especially popular in Asia and Europe today, badminton became a full competition sport at the Olympic Games in 1992.
奥运会羽毛球发展史
1988年，羽毛球被列为汉城奥运会的表演项目，取得了成功。1992年，在巴塞罗那奥运会上羽毛球被列为正式比赛项目，设男、女单、双打4块金牌。在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上，增设了混合双打比赛项目，使奥运会羽毛球项目金牌总数增至5块。奥运会羽毛球比赛是羽毛球运动中最高水平的赛事。
国际奥委会对奥运会羽毛球项目参赛选手名额有严格限制，参赛总人数限定在172人之内。每个项目根据世界排名，选出前38名单打运动员、16对双打选手和16对混合双打选手直接参加奥运会。但每个项目中至少必须包括有五大洲的各1名选手或1对选手。这些运动员必须是该洲世界排名最前面的运动员。如果在世界排名中仍没有某洲的选手，则以在积分期间的最近一次该洲锦标赛中的冠军选手出席。
东道国应有不少于2名运动员参加比赛。每个国家或地区在1个项目中最多只能有3个席位，多出的席位依次让给排名列后的国家和地区的选手。
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