Interesting badminton facts from around the world!
- Badminton is the 6th most participated sport in the UK
- Badminton officially granted Olympic status in 1992 Barcelona Games
- Badminton players run just over a mile in 1 match
- The Badminton Association of England was formed in 1893
- The first international badminton match was played in Dublin on 31st January 1903
- Josh Green started playing badminton at Manx Youth Games at age 10 and his highest national ranking is No 9 at Senior level
- Fastest recorded badminton smash was by Fu Haifeng at 206 miles per hour