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List of sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (205 words)
Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects.
Sports in which skis or snowboards are used.
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.
Badminton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3218 words)
Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world with shuttles reaching speeds of up to 332 km/h (206 mph) (faster than the speed of the Eurostar train).
The competitive sport of badminton was invented by British Army officers in Pune, India in the 19th century when they added a net and played it competitively.
Badminton became a popular sport in the world, primarily in East Asia and Southeast Asia, which currently dominates the sport, and in the Scandinavian countries.
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