How many badminton players qualify for the Olympics? 172 badminton players from across the globe will qualify for the Olympics (86 women and 86 men). How many times can a birdie be hit in badminton?

A point will begin when a server hits the shuttlecock to the diagonally opposite side of the court. The point will end when a player fails to hit the birdie over the net or inside his opponent's side ...

Coming in as the fastest “ball” in any sport is the birdie (or shuttlecock) in badminton ... Malaysia’s Tan Pearly hit the birdie at 438 km/h for the fastest speed clocked by a female ...

The Burnsville badminton team earned the No. 9 seed for the state tournament. The Blaze will play at eighth-seeded Edina May 13 to open play at 4 p.m. The two teams split two matches during the ...

They have murals of badminton players in their hallways,” said Amanda Polanski, co-captain of this year’s Eden Prairie High School badminton team, when asked why St. Paul schools dominate ...