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Published on 18 Nov 23 at 11:56 p.m. See my news Follow Le Pays Briard
Arriving at Badfluo badminton in Montmirail, the music can be heard from outside. We can already guess the atmosphere inside. You could imagine yourself in a discotheque with the only difference that this party is not dancing, it is playing! Black light, well known to those who like to party, is ultraviolet radiation which will reflect all surfaces and textiles or fluorescent makeup, white and yellow in particular.
The stripes of the pitches are painted with this reflective material, sensitive to black light. The players, for their part, compete in ingenuity and originality by dressing in colorful clothing and painting their faces with patterns that could easily be reminiscent of Native American war paint. Rackets and shuttlecocks are also fluorescent, allowing a game that is both sporty and fun.
We find ourselves here in an atmosphere that fans of this sport born in China two millennia ago were far from imagining. In 2023, 42 teams will allow these 84 players to compete in a friendly manner on the pitch from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. It is quite obvious that the key word here is fun. No competition, just the pleasure of having fun and trying to play as well as possible while laughing as much as possible with the reduced visibility.
A game celebrating its 2000th anniversary
Modern badminton played on this evening is some 2000 years old. From China to India where the British colonists discovered it and brought it back with them to England in the beautiful town of Badminton, this game seduced beyond the borders of continents. But yes, you will have already made the connection. Badminton took its name from this English town in Gloustestershire. In the Middle Ages, in Japan, it was called Hanetsuki.
From the rising sun to our English friends, badminton would obviously cross the Channel to touch down in France where the first competition was organized on November 27, 1908, exactly 115 years ago.
Today, more than 100 million players are registered in federations around the world and the best in the world compete in the Olympic Games since the game became an Olympic sport in 1992.
Badminton in Montmirail
In the capital of Brie Champagne, we are not left out and the club has dozens of players. The club benefits from the experience of a certified trainer and 3 facilitators. On December 2 and 3, the population of the region is invited to come and encourage and applaud the young people participating in a youth tournament.
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For all information and/or registrations: badmingtonmontmirail.fr or by telephone on 06 19 26 41 00.
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2023-11-18 23:06:04
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