How many goose feathers does an Olympic shuttlecock have? Sixteen goose feathers are glued in the base, forming a cone shape. What badminton shoes do Olympians wear? Badminton shoes are short and flat ...

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? The shuttlecock, also known as the birdie, can only be ...

The shuttlecock is a cone-shaped object with feathers attached to a rubber or cork base. Games are won at 21 points, in a best-of-three format. Olympic badminton includes men's and women's singles ...

The challenge for badminton players is learning how to predict the effect of wind, or 'drift', on the shuttlecock ... as high as 500km per hour. At the Olympics, when the stakes are higher ...

The birdie (also known as the shuttlecock) must stay within the ... China have won the most Olympic badminton medals with 47 (20 gold) with Indonesia second with 21 (eight gold).

India's top shuttlers, including Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will try to overcome their string of below-par performances this season when the opening-round matche ...

Lively discussion on Indian sports, featuring 'Shuttlers of Bharat' and 'Net Flicks', highlighting growth and camaraderie in ...

Build a badminton training robot, of course. Automatic shuttlecock launchers are available commercially, but [Peter] found them very expensive and difficult to use. So he set himself a target to ...

An, the 21-year-old top seed, rounded off a perfect tournament by beating two Olympic champions en route to the title. She had knocked out Tokyo gold medallist Chen Yu Fei in straight games in the ...

This is the Singaporean's seventh straight loss to the Thai player. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.