Badminton, the world’s fastest racket sport, is played using strung rackets. These rackets are similar to tennis rackets but smaller, more flexible and lighter. A feather shuttlecock is used in play by either two opposing players (Singles) or four players (Doubles) on a marked rectangular court. For the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, shuttlers will only compete in the Singles event. The objective of the game is to score points by hitting the shuttlecock over the net into the opponent’s half of the court, so that it hits the ground before the opponent is able to return it.
Badminton
International Federation : Badminton World Federation (BWF)
Venue : Singapore Indoor Stadium
AGE GROUP(dd/mm/yy): 1/1/92-31/12/93
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM(Qualifying Events) : 5 YCC in 2010, JWC in 2010
Procedure : Highest ranked M and W (1 per NOC) qualify according to continental quotas at YCC or based on continental ranking list (Africa, America and Oceania - 2 per event; Asia and Europe - 5 per event). The remaining 7 places qualify through the 2010 JWC ranking list.
