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3-D video technology helps badminton players perform better

by Teresa Belcher, Sciencenetwork Wa

Sydney: As Australia’s Olympics team make final preparations for their events over the next two weeks the badminton team may hold a competitive edge thanks to the use of 3-D motion capture analysis which has helped improve their performance.

The research led by Edith Cowan University had athletes perform a short serve—a skill shown to set up winning points—while utilising the technology.

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World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei leads Malaysia into Rio Olympics at opening ceremony

Rio: World No. 1 men’s singles badminton player Lee Chong Wei led the Malaysian team into the 2016 Olympics with style, as he walked into Maracanã Stadium, waving the Malaysian flag over his head at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on August 5.

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Japan badminton looking to move past controversy

Rio: World No. 1 ranked pair Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo have abundant incentive to win the women’s doubles title at the Rio Olympics.

Not only would a badminton gold medal for the pair, dubbed “Taka-Matsu” by Japanese media, be the first at an Olympics for the country, it would also provide a silver lining to the dark cloud that has hung over the Japanese team following a gambling scandal that embroiled two leading male players.

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Badminton tries to avoid another Olympic scandal at Rio

Seoul: Badminton at the Rio Olympics will try to shake off multiple scandals and adapt to a rule change many consider an attempt to curb Chinese dominance.

Seen as backyard fun by many Americans, the sport is serious business for millions in Asia and parts of Europe, where throngs of people pack stadiums to watch players who are household names.

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Lee Chong Wei feeling pressure in Rio

Rio de Janeiro: Badminton’s veteran world number one Lee Chong Wei said Sunday he is feeling the pressure ahead of his final bid for an elusive Olympic gold medal.

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Rio 2016: Badminton players are arriving for Olympic Games

Rio: With 5 days to go until the Rio Games open, badminton players, coaches, and officials from all around the world are arriving at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, although some teams have chosen Sao Paulo (about 443.3 km from Rio de Janeiro) for pre-game training ahead of the upcoming Olympics.

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Carolina Marin is set to become the first European shuttler to win badminton gold in Olympic

Madrid: Inspired by a love of flamenco dancing and sporting hero Rafael Nadal, Spain’s Carolina Marin dreams of becoming the first European woman to win a badminton Olympic gold in Rio.
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