As Sportspodium is a mutli-sporting discipline, and will cater for all sports in due time and we have already covered Soccer statistics, we believe it is only fair to cover the sport of Badminton second, as it is the second most played sport in the world.

Badminton

Badminton is all about speed, agility, stamina and power, but it is also very key to have the mental fitness as the game is also known as the physical chess game. The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1934 and it is now known as the Badminton World Federation.

Countries / Regions represented in the BWF

According to Wikipedia:

Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 6 Olympiads. 63 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 6 times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.

Information Source: Wikipedia

Which countries were represented in the Olympics

If we look at the table below and see how many countries are represented at the Olympics, we should understand why it is the second most played sport in the world.

Information Source: Wikipedia

The BWF organises annual events which can be classified at the 7 major international badminton events and one for para-badminton.

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International Events

Olympic Games in co-operation with International Olympic Committee
World Championships
World Junior Championships
Para-Badminton World Championships
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
World Senior Championships

Open Events

Super Series Premier of Premier
Super Series Premier
Super Series
Grand Prix Gold
Grand Prix
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series

Awards for Badmintin

Lifetime Achievement
Hall of Fame
Herbert Scheele Trophy
Distinguished Service
Meritorius Service
Certificate of Commendation
Eddy Choong Player of the Year (hiatus since 2008)
Best Male and Female Player of the Year
Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year
Women in Badminton

I was very surprised to see Badminton is the second most played sport in the world, only after soccer/football and thank you very much to Wikipedia for a great source of information over the various pages.

Content Sources
Wikipedia Badminton World Federation
Wikipedia - Badminton

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