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Nurturing the sport of badminton in Dubai
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2/12/2025
Nurturing the sport of badminton in Dubai. Badminton has become one of the fast-growing sports in Dubai, with many tournaments organised for all skill levels. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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With a sweltering summer heat, sports fans are looking for more indoor venues to enjoy
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their favorite sporting activities.
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Badminton, a rocket sport played by hitting a shuttlecock across a net, is one of the
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indoor sports gaining popularity in the Emirates.
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It can be played between two opposing players or as doubles match.
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Dubai's sports world has been a favorite venue of many badminton enthusiasts.
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Badminton is actually considered as one of the fastest rocket sports in the world.
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Just like, for example, squash and all this.
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The reason being is that the objective of playing the sport is always to make sure that
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the shuttlecock, as we call it, the feather shuttle, should not land on the floor.
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So you have to catch it as it flies.
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And how you catch it is something of a challenge.
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For me, it's like, you know, when you experience to hold a rocket and you try to smash it,
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you try to hit the shuttlecock, it's something like you will feel something like, oh, I have
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to, I have to, I want to play more.
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Experts say the sport is a total body workout with a lot of health benefits for both hobbyists
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and competitive players alike.
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It's a complete exercise.
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Instead of going to the gym, I go to badminton.
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I run before my game, I do warmups.
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The challenge for a badminton player is to be able to catch the shuttle from all the
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places, from all angles.
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So you have to be agile, you have to be flexible, you have to be fast.
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So in terms of health benefits, it's a full body workout.
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Aside from health benefits, badminton also has a lot more to offer.
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You build that kind of relationship or support system, especially if you're an expatriate
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coming from another country.
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Badminton is a good avenue for you to get that kind of community support.
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It's a thinking game.
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It's not just about running.
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You have to think about where you want to place the shuttlecock.
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And that's what I like about it, and that's what I encourage other people.
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I just want to see it grow, because it is a very good sport, very fun.
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And I think the Dubai Sports Council are promoting it in the best way now.
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I would like to see, personally, the Badminton Federation here in the UAE to build a gym
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like they have Hamdan Sports Complex, but for badminton, for racket sports.
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Then we can encourage not only the nationalists we can see here today, but the UAE nationals
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as well.
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As badminton gains popularity in Dubai, badminton organizers say the sport is gaining popularity
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among many expatriates, and they hope to attract more Emiratis to be involved in the sport
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as well.
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The most important thing about badminton here in the local setting, I think, is the grassroots
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development among the local population.
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Because as we see, badminton has never been introduced in this market.
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Now, with so many tournaments happening, we hope to get exposure for the sport.
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Badminton organizers say they want to encourage people from all walks of life, regardless
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of age, ability and fitness level, to play badminton as a fun way to stay physically
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and socially active.
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Irish Eden Balieza for Golf News.
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