Badminton
by Rafael Alegre Zafra
1. Equipment
1.1. Racquets
1.2. Strings
1.3. Grip
1.4. Shuttlecock
2. Strokes
2.1. Service
2.2. Forehand
2.3. Backhand
2.4. Smash
2.5. Clear
2.6. Drop
3. History
3.1. Mid-19th century among the British
3.2. International Badminton Federation created in 1934
3.3. Asia dominates the game
3.4. In Olympics since 1992
4. Rules
4.1. Court: 13,4 m. x 5,18 m. (i) /6,1 m. (d)
4.2. Net: 1,55 m.
4.3. Scoring; 3 sets of 21
4.4. Serve: below waist height
5. Categories
5.1. Single
5.2. Double
5.3. Mixed double