Badminton meant everything to me—until my counselor circled the mention of the sport (I’d listed it as an interest on a survey) and wrote, “Maybe pivot to a more ‘serious ...

When did badminton become an Olympic sport? The Olympic Summer Games added badminton in 1992, although the mixed doubles competition didn't debut until the Atlanta Games in 1996. No athlete ...

Riders at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials trot-up this afternoon (7 May) showcased an array of outfits – and we are ... Harry Meade sports a pale suit to bring forward his two horses.

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen successfully defended his Olympic badminton's men's singles competition, defeating Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-11 21-11. The two-time world champion, who also won ...

Elena Rybakina and Casper Ruud will be wearing new outfits for the 2025 French Open. Former Wimbledon women’s champion ...

At Olympic level the difference is more obvious. When badminton became an Olympic sport at Barcelona 1992, the average age of the men's singles medal winners was 23 but at the Tokyo Games in 2021 ...

The Olympic gold medallist pairing of Ballaghmor Class and Oliver Townend, could become the outright most successful British combination in eventing history at Badminton this weekend. The pair ...

Scenes from the Suffolk boys and girls badminton team championships on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Half Hollow Hills East. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr. Cormack’s Julia Kim returns on her way to a ...

Sze Fei-Izzuddin however can take comfort that they have a 2-2 record against the Koreans, having dumped the world champions at the recent meeting during the Asian Badminton Championships this year.

Japanese badminton star Chiharu Shida has pleaded with fans in China to stop stalking her, saying that she feels “very uncomfortable and very scared”. Shida, who is playing in the Badminton ...

Paris is going to be my third Olympics and, let me tell you, I’ve learned a thing or two while waving a badminton bat around ... opening ceremony outfit, closing ceremony outfit, and the ...

The reason for retiring makes their story unique in international sport. "We feel like we can inspire a lot more people to play badminton, to improve badminton, through the channel, rather than ...