Badminton Handbook · Chapter 16 of 16
Sources & further reading
Where the facts in this handbook come from.
- BWF, Laws of Badminton (Statutes Section 4.1, in force 29 May 2023): court, shuttle, racket, scoring, service, faults, lets. BWF Statutes ↗
- BWF, Key Changes Under the 3×15 Scoring System (April 2026; in force 4 January 2027). bwfbadminton.com ↗
- Cohen, Darbois Texier, Quéré & Clanet, "The physics of badminton", New Journal of Physics 17 (2015). Publication page ↗
- World Health Organization, WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour (2020). who.int ↗
- Herrmann et al., Adult Compendium of Physical Activities (2024 update): MET values for badminton. pacompendium.com ↗
- Schnohr et al., "Various leisure-time physical activities associated with widely divergent life expectancies: the Copenhagen City Heart Study", Mayo Clinic Proceedings 93 (2018). doi.org ↗
- International Paralympic Committee: para badminton debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. paralympic.org ↗
- Guinness World Records attempts: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 565 km/h and Tan Pearly 438 km/h (2023), as reported by news outlets.
Equipment ranges (racket weight codes, tension ranges) are typical industry conventions and vary by manufacturer. Training guidance is general and not individual medical advice.
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