Badminton
Badminton is played between two or four athletes.
Unique to this Olympic sport is the mixed doubles event, in which a man and
a woman athlete compete on the same pair.
To score a point, Badminton players have to hit the shuttlecock with their
rackets so that it lands on the opponent’s court – then a point
is scored. The winner is the athlete or pair to win two games of 15 points
each. In women’s singles, games end at 11 points.
