Badminton evolved from which sport in India?

The old shuttlecock game. The exact origin of badminton is still controversial, but the view that badminton evolved from the ancient shuttlecock sport has been recognized by people. The ancient shuttlecock sport similar to badminton has been recorded in China and other Asian and European countries. In the British Library, there are two people holding a plate-shaped racket. The original seal-cutting manuscript similar to badminton is about 1390. The International Badminton Federation wrote in its 50th Anniversary Album: "Badminton has a long history as early as 1934 years ago. Many centuries ago, in the Netherlands and China, there were sports similar to badminton today that used rackets.

Badminton originated in Japan. According to legend, badminton first appeared in14-15th century Japan. The racket is made of wood, and the ball is made of cherry stones and feathers. This kind of ball is too heavy because the ball holder is a cherry pit. The ball flies too fast and its feathers are easily damaged. In addition, the cost of the ball is too high, so the sport has been popular for a while and then slowly disappeared.

* * Appeared in India:/kloc-Around the 8th century, a game very similar to the early Japanese badminton appeared in Pune, India. The ball is made of round cardboard with a diameter of about 6 cm, with badminton inserted in the middle (similar to the shuttlecock in China). The board is made of wood, and the game is that two people stand face to face and hit the ball back and forth with boards in their hands.

* * Born in England: Pune, India is the birthplace of badminton. According to legend, in the 1920s of 19, this game was very popular in Pune near Mumbai, India. Later, it was the British soldiers who ruled India at that time who brought the game back to Britain at 1873. After the sport was introduced to Britain, the rules of the game were formulated in Birmingham, Duke of beaufort in Glasgow, which is the original mode of badminton today. People take the place name of badminton, the territory of Duke beaufort, as the official name of this new sport. China people call this sport badminton.

Fourth, the characteristics of badminton.