If you think playing badminton has anything to do with batting a plastic birdie at a backyard party, it’s time to reassess. Using rackets that weigh mere ounces and a featherlight projectile, this ...

The length of an Olympic badminton court is 13.40m (44 feet) for both single and doubles. But the width differs based on the competition; the singles court is 5.18m (17 feet) wide, denoted by the ...

Could this finally be the year for Team USA in badminton? The Americans have been shut out from the podium at each of the eight Olympic Games where badminton was featured. It's one of the few sports ...

The United States has never won an Olympic medal in badminton, but it has a chance to change its fortunes in Tokyo. There are four American athletes competing in the sport in Tokyo: Beiwen Zhang, ...

Two years after Olympic medallist Chris Langridge retired from professional badminton, he had a revealing encounter while commentating at a tournament in China. “I was eating dinner in a mall and I ...