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Really?? Badminton??   Badminton is the world's second most popular sport - right behind soccer.   Badminton is the fastest racket sport n the world. A shuttle can leave the racket at a speed of almost 200 mph.   A badminton player can cover more than one mile in just one match.   A competition shuttlecock is made of 16 goose feathers - all from the bird's left wing.   Badminton became an Olympic Medal Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. The game's Olympic debut was watched on TV by more than 1.1 billion people.   The biggest shuttle in the world can be found on the lawns of the Kansas City Museum. 48 times larger than the real thing, 18 feet tall and weighing 5000 pounds.   Famous personalities who play badminton include Paul Newman, Diego Maradonna and Nick Faldo.   Badminton's history dates back to Ancient Greece and the early Far-Eastern civilisations; versions of the game, sometimes using a foot instead of a racket, have been depicted on pottery around 3000 years ago, in China.   Once known as battledore and shuttlecock, the game as we know it today took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England home of the Duke of Beaufort.   China and Indonesia have captured 70 percent of all championship events since 1934.   An American, Judy Hashman, holds the record number of All-England titles with 17.    The International Badminton Federation (IBF) uis composed of 147 member countries.   China and Indonesia have captured 70 percent of all championship events since 1934.   Crowds of up to 15,000 are common for major badminton tournaments in Malaysia and Indonesia. Source: International Badminton Federation