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Aidan C. O’Connor ’05, a women’s singles specialist, hates badminton??s reputation as a sport for women who use parasols and salad forks. “I would never, ever call badminton a delicate sport,” she says. In fact, according to the club’s website and numerous other badminton sites, the shuttlecock—which can travel at speeds up to 200 mph—is the second-fastest-moving object in sports behind the jai-alai ball...
According to badminton fans and badminton Internet message board junkies, their beloved sport is second only to soccer in the competition to be the world’s most-played sport. At the Olympics, competitors are divided into three divisions: singles, doubles and mixed doubles, making badminton??along with ice-skating and ballroom dancing—one of the only high-profile coed sports in the world...
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