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How did it all began? | History of Badminton(Battledoor and Shuttle cock) | Techniques| Rules |

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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. WATCH VIDEO ABOUT THIS:- https://youtu.be/92Kt_YTbDBk

What is GYMNASTICS? | What does GYMNASTICS mean? | GYMNASTICS meaning, definition & explanation |

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Gymnastics is a sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Alertness, precision, daring, self-confidence, and self-discipline are mental traits that can also be developed through gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics, which consists of (for women [WAG]) the events floor, vault, uneven bars and beam. For men [MAG], it consists of the events floor, vault, rings, pommel horse , parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for gymnastics through out the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, which include Gymnastics for All, M...

Swimming: Introduction: Types: Officials

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SWIMMING            is an individual or team   racing sport   that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in   pools   or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular   Olympic   sports,   with varied distance events in   butterfly ,   backstroke ,   breaststroke ,   freestyle , and   individual medley . In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley   relay . A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke.There are also regulations on what types of  swimsuits , caps, jewelry and injury tape that ar...