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		A Brief History of Badminton in Canada ^Votes:0 A Brief History of Badminton in Canada Last updated 96/09/01 . 1900 Badminton first played in Canada, in its capital city, Ottawa. 1907 Ladies' Montreal Tennis and Badminton Club formed, the oldest club in Canada. 1914 First badminton club championships held, the first open badminton tournament in Canada. 1921 Canadian Badminton Association formed, University Club, Montreal. Colonel S. H. McKee elected President, colonel A. E. Harris elected Vice President, and Mr. R. B. Buchanan elected Honorary Secretary. Canada was the first nation outside of the British Isles to form a national association. The original minutes of all A.G.M.'s held since 1921 are held in the National Office in Ottawa. 1922 First Canadian Closed Championships held at the CAMC Badminton Club of Montreal. A.E. Snell of Ot Read More Go to Site


		Badminton History ^Votes:0 History of Badminton Founding of the BAE and Codification of the Rules During the earlier years of the sport, badminton was played under a variety of conditions- courts of different dimensions, shuttlecocks and rackets of many designs, even many different sets of rules defining the basic game. The pre-BAE years of 1873 thru 1893 have been researched by Dave Jacobs and posted on his web site . This era ended in 1893 with the founding of the Badminton Association of England and the accompanying codification of the rules. This was accomplished largely thru the efforts of Colonel S.S.C. Dolby , A.P.D who had been playing badminton for more than 20 years and clearly understood the need to standardize the sport. Colonel Dolby's residence , "Dunbar" is recognized as the official birth p Read More Go to Site

		Battledore and Shuttlecock - Online guide ^Votes:0 Battledore and Shuttlecock This site has moved to www.tradgames.org.uk . Please update your website links. The Online Guide to Traditional Games Home author at tradgames.org.uk (excuse spam defence: email does work) Copyright ? 1997-2002 by James Masters. Read More Go to Site

		HickokSports.com - History - Badminton ^Votes:0 Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum Links Search Badminton History Table of Contents History Other Resources History Badminton probably originated in India as a grownup's version of a very old children's game known in England as battledore and shuttlecock, the battledore being a paddle and the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually balled a "bird." Played for centuries by children in India, Siam, and Japan, this was a cooperative game in which the players worked together to keep the "bird" in the air for as long as possible. A net was added and the game had become a competitive sport called "poona" by the 1860s, when British Army officers were playing it in India. Some of them brought equipment back to England and introduced t Read More Go to Site

		OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT ^Votes:0 Olympic Games Sports Athletes News The Movement Olympic Museum Education FranÇais www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique Olympic News 20 November 2007 YOG 2010: Bid city presentations via video conference After selecting five Candidate Cities for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, the IOC announced today the procedure it will follow to evaluate these candidates. Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin... [ Full story ] Five cities to compete to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 (19 November 2007) Rogge urges participants at World Doping Conference to do a lot and do it fast (15 November 2007) A Roaring Lion in the Country of Kangaroos (15 November 2007) More Olympic news Media Centre Press releases and more 262 days to go One Wor Read More Go to Site

		washingtonpost.com: Badminton History ^Votes:0 [an error occurred while processing this directive] SOURCE: USBA Go to Badminton Section United States Badminton History Badminton has a rich history in the United States. The first badminton club in this country, the Badminton Club of New York, was formed in 1878 and became a weekend meeting place for New York?s society leaders. Badminton?s popularity boomed in the 1930s as educational institutions, YMCAs, and hundreds of newly formed clubs offered badminton instruction. Also spurring the sport?s popularity in the 1930s was the avid play by several Hollywood personalities including James Cagney, Bette Davis, Boris Karloff, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford, and Douglas Fairbanks. The American Badminton Association was organized in 1936 (changed to USBA in 1978), when Donald Wilbur Read More Go to Site

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