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"Overwing"

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The counterwing, known by the international term badminton, is a racquet sport. The ball has wings and its trajectory is inconsistent. The player must hit it with too much force to leave quickly but still the ball may not obey. Athletes must have certain special skills, which is why there are few people involved in the sport. It is played with two players and four per two, as is tennis. Greece came in 1988.

History
Anti-wing is a sport with a very rich history, which has its roots deep in ancient times. Batminton first appears in Ancient Egypt in the 5th century BC, while at the same time there are similar references at the same time to Ancient Greece, China, India and peoples of the Far East. Historical investigations in China show that in 2000 BC a game was played that had little to do with today's and was called "DI-DZIAN-DZI" (Dai Djan Dji) and which meant "the blow of the wing". It was played with hands (palames) and a coin that had two wings on it. He is now the main ancestor of the sport "Football" (feather football). In the 14th century, women in Japan played a fruit game—instead of balls—with wings pinned on them.
The racquets they used were wooden and resembled the current table tennis. This game was called "OBIANE" (Obian). Europe refers to a similar game during the reign of Francis-Joseph (1515-1547), later named "JEU VOLANT" (Ze ryan).
At first the wing consisted of cork and chicken wings and was played by the Ladies of the Court. The goal of the game was to send the wing as high as they could without moving. The most famous "player" of the time was the queen of Sweden, Kristen. It is not known exactly when and where racquets first appeared for these original games-progenitors of today's batminton, but according to the predicted, in the 14th century women in Japan used rackets.
The Gloucestershire province of England is the birthplace of the game in today's form. The Duke of Beaufort around 1840–1850 (against others in 1860) presented to his guests, the tower of Badminton House where his home was, a game called "POONA" (Puna) and played in the eponymous city of India by English officers. By then they had given him the name "Battledore and Shuttlecock" (Battledor and Shattlecock i.e. Racket and Wing). In 1873, the Duke first presents it publicly and specifically in the Royal Society of England. In 1887 (by other sources, in 1877) his rules were determined and his spread was rapid. At first it was played by the affluent classes and had a social event character rather than competitive, while there was a strict dress code.

First National Federation
On 13 September 1893 the English Federation was established and had