Modern badminton originated in the UK. It is said that in 1860, a banquet was held at Bemington Manor in Glasgow County, England. Due to rain, the guests could only stay indoors, and several of them came back from India. The retired military officer introduced to everyone a game of hitting a shuttlecock back and forth with a racket across a net, and people became very interested in it. Later, people used Badminton as the name of the secondary sport. The Badminton Association was established in the United Kingdom in 1893, and the first All-British Badminton Championships was held in 1899. Since then, badminton has spread all over the world. In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was established. (International Badminton Federation). The founding countries are Canada, Denmark, England, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The first chairman was the British Sir Thomas. At present, the international individual sports organization affiliated to the International Badminton Federation has 135 member countries by 1997. The current president of the International Badminton Federation is Ms. Lu Shengrong of my country. In 1978, the World Badminton Federation was established by more than 20 countries and regions. On May 26, 1981, the International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation officially announced their union. After the union, they were still called the International Badminton Federation. Badminton was listed as an official event in the 1992 Olympic Games. Badminton was introduced to China after World War I. Badminton activities initially appeared in church youth associations and schools in coastal cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Qingdao. After liberation, badminton developed vigorously. The first national badminton competition was held in Tianjin in 1956. The Chinese Badminton Association was established in Wuhan on September 11, 1958. In 1981, Chinese players won the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles titles in the badminton competition of the first World Games in the United States, which kicked off the rise of the Chinese team in the world.