Badminton & Tennis
Badminton
» Modern Badminton was probably developed in the 17th century and named from the place 'Badminton' in Gloucestershire (England).
» The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established in 1934.
» Badminton Association of India was formed in 1934.
» The trophy for the international matches was named Thomas Cup after the name of the first president of the IBF Sir George Thomas. Thomas Cup competition (for men) started in 1948 - 49. Uber Cup Championship (for women) started in 1956.
» World Badminton Championship started in 1977.
Measurements (Badminton)
» Length of the court — 44 feet
» Width of the court — 20 feet (for Doubles) and 17 feet (for Singles)
» Height of the net - 5 feet
» Weight of the Shuttle cock — 4.74 to 5.50 gram
» Overall length of the Racket — 680 mm (2.5 ft.) maximum
» Overall width of the Racket — 230 mm (9 inches) maximum
» Overall length of the racket head - 290 mm (11.5 inches) maximum
» Weight of the racket — between 85 to 140 grams.
Table Tennis
» This game was started in England in 1880s.
» 'International Table Tennis Association' was established in 1926.
» The first match of The Table Tennis World Championship was played in 1927.
» Table Tennis was introduced in the Olympic games much later in 1988 at Seoul (S. Korea).
» Table Tennis Association of India was formed in 1938.
Measurements (Table Tennis)
» Length of the table - 2.74 metre (9 feet)
» Width of the table - 1.52 metre (5 feet)
» Height of the table - 76 cm
» Weight of the ball — 2.4 to 2.53 gram
» Diametre of the ball - 37.2 -38.2 mm
» Colour of the ball - white or yellow.