Badminton
Badminton is an indoor racket sport played either by two opposing players (singles) or two pairs (doubles), positioned on opposite halves of a court separated by a net. Using a shuttlecock, players engage in rallies aiming to land the shuttlecock on their opponents' court or force errors. A point is scored on every serve, and to win, players must secure two games of 21 points each, with matches played in a best-of-three format.
![A badminton shuttlecock rests on a green court with a large, white Olympic rings logo in the background. The texture of the court surface adds detail to the close-up image.](/content/dam/latwentyeight/olympic-sports/mobile/OLYBadmintonMobile.jpg)