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The sport/game of Badminton was derived from the game of poona. British soldiers played the game while in India. After going home they described the game to their friends and family. The Duke of Beaufort enjoyed playing the game on his estate, which was called Badminton. It became popular among the British elite and was named 'The Badminton Game'.
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What sport can be traced to the game poona originally played in India?
Badminton
What sport can be traced to the game of poona originally played in India?
Badminton
What sport is most like poona?
Badminton
How did badminton start?
Badminton was first created in India and was called poona. It came to England when an English noble came back from travvelling in India and after watching the Indian children having great joy in playing poona started playing it back at home in England. his wife and him both disliked the name poona and so called it shuttlecock, this name was later dropped by King Henry VIII when he named it Badminton after a visit to a friends house which was Badminton House. Hope you found this awnser useful because i hate it when people put random awnsers like "I don't know"!
Was badminton created in India or England?
In the 1860s, a game named Poona was played in India. This game is much like the Battledore and Shuttlecock but with an added net. The British army learned this game in India and took the equipments back to England during the 1870s.In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his country place, Badminton. A game of Poona was played on that day and became popular among the British society's elite. The new party sport became known as "the Badminton game".So, the answer is in British-India.
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