1. Origin of BadmintonSome historians says that in the Ancient Greece and Egypt there were manygames. Some of them were with balls and racquets.In america, the mayas and the aztecsplays too but they has rules and the most important, in a field. 2. The birth of the BadmintonFirst, there was a game in Chinacalled battledore but it was veryprimitive, with bad equipment andwithout rules, only forenternainment.Later, in mid-18th century, Britishmilitary officers stationed in BritishIndia saw the game in a towncalled Poona.The Duke of Beaufort saw thegame and he started to play withhis friends in Badminton Houseand after the game also came tobe known as Badminton game.He added a net to the traditionalgame. 3. The first badminton club The first badminton club wasformed in Bath, England, in 1873.The game was introduced in theUnited States in 1890 and was alsointroduced in Canada. NationalBadminton Association (ANB) of theUnited States was established in1895. At that time the rules wereunified. The Badminton Associationof Canada was founded in 1931 andthe American Association ofBadminton in 1936. For 1910, therewere 300 badminton clubs and thenumber increased to 9000 soon afterthe First World War. 4. First CompetitionThe first tournamentchampionship for men andwomen in England washeld in 1899, and first forwomen and men in 1900.The first Americanchampionships were heldin 1937 in Chicago andToronto.Since 1992, he became anOlympic sport. 5. Badminton in SpainThe Spanish BadmintonFederation (FESBA) is thenational body of badmintonat Spain. It was founded in1985 and its first Presidentwas Jos Luis Villa Pieiro.Since December 2004, itsPresident is David hair.The badminton at Spainbegan practicing in Galicia inthe early 1970s. The firstSpain of badmintonchampionship held inValladolid in 1982. 6. Badminton in Andalusia.Andalusia has aFederation ofbadminton, in whichthe President is JuanCarlos Longo andwhere played aLeague withmultitude ofcategories. Sevillehosted theBadminton World in2001. 7. Bdminton en LojaLoja has not any type ofFederation, but if it is practiced inhigh school I.E.S. Virgen De LaCaridad, having as teacher ofphysical education, RicardoMontiel, a great player. 8. Created by :GRECORIO GUILERA NEZCARLOS PREZ COBOSRAL VALVERDE MEGAS