Badminton is an ancient game but it's only been an Olympic sport since 1992, and its road to the Games was a long and winding one. If you've only seen this game played on a summer lawn (possibly drink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indonesia's badminton star Susi Susanti, who became Southeast Asia's first Olympic gold medallist when she won the women's singles ...

Badminton began its Olympic journey at the Barcelona Games in 1992. It was first played as a demonstration sport in 1972 and later as an exhibition sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympics before making its ...

Badminton made its debut as an official event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and has since been contested in all six editions that followed. 69 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton ...

Badminton was added to the Olympic programme for Barcelona 1992 following a concerted push from the likes of Sir Craig, who led the sport's worldwide governing body from 1981 to 1984. Tröger, an ...

Beiwen Zhang, United States: After winning the women’s singles gold at the 2023 Pan American Games, the 33-year-old is the best shot at the first American badminton medal at the Olympics since its ...

Kim Moon-soo and Park Joo-bong pictured at the 1985 World Championships ©YouTube Kim, along with partner Park Joo-bong, won his nation's first gold in the men's doubles on the sport's official debut ...