kahe mängija või mängijate paari vahel mängitav sportlik ja meelelahutuslik pallimäng, mida mängitakse väljakul (13,41 x 5,18–6,1 m) reketiga lehtrikujulist sulgedega plastpalli üle 1,55 m kõrguse võrgu lüües
an indoor racket game played in singles or doubles on a court divided by a five-foot-high net, and with a shuttlecock, made of feathers or nylon
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Badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1972 and as an exhibition sport in 1988. At the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with competition for men’s and women’s singles (one against one) and doubles (two against two). Mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996 Games.
Tänapäeval eksisteerib justkui kahte sorti sulgpalli. Ühte neist mängitakse aedades ja piknikel, teist, võistluspordina tuntud sulgpalli, aga spetsiaalsetes sisehallides tehniliselt väga kõrgetasemelise varustusega.
Sulgpall on kiireim reketispordiala maailmas: palli kiirus võib ulatuda kuni 330 km/h.
Badminton is the world’s fastest racquet sport. The flight of the shuttlecock, a missile of cork and goose feather that players volley across the net, has been recorded at speeds of 332 kilometres per hour. Speed, agility and lightning-fast reflexes are essential to the game.
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The game is named for Badminton, the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England, where it was first played about 1873.
