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Seriously, why the fuck is Badminton an Olympic sport? Who decided to just hand out gold medals? There's a lot of motherfuckers who train unbelievably long and hard to qualify for a shot at bringing home a gold medal for their country. Little did they know that they were training for no reason. All they had to do was play badminton. Fucking badminton.

I want to kill.
>> Anonymous
Badminton is the best backyard sport ever... but yeah, olympic badminton? Kind of silly.
>> .
DON'T DISS THE FUCKING BADMINTON MAAAAAN, FUCK YOU IT TAKES ALOT OUT OF YOU.
>> Anonymous
>>236861

pffft. quit your whining. you could've won a medal for your efforts, athlete.
>> Anon vi Philadelphia !!CF3BKIiUIDY
>>236852
Isn't badminton one of the fastest, most stamina-testing sports out there?

I remember playing a professional once and I couldn't stand up after the match was over.
>> Mark !tsGpSwX8mo
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They say that baseball and softball aren't doing very well in the olympics yet they still have badminton.
>> Anonymous
>>236867
You must be wayyy out of shape.

I play defensive end in football (220 lbs as of right now) and I'm pretty fucking decent at this shit.
>> Anonymous
I played intermural badminton in high school and went to states for doubles once, it was fun. It's not quite as athletic as tennis, which I also played.
>> Anonymous
The shuttlecock can go upwards of 200 miles per hour in a game.

Its the fastest game of its kind.
>> Anonymous
Better than baseball.
When the Greeks first came up with the idea for the Olympics I don't think they had a sport where everyone stands around for a few hours in mind.
>> Anonymous
>shuttlecock
>cock
better than base ball
>> Anon vi Philadelphia !!CF3BKIiUIDY
>>236869
You've never played a pro though.
>> Anonymous
>>236905
half of them were standing. other half was bending over or kneeling
>> Anonymous
Competitive Badminton is serious business, and it's actually a competitive sport, unlike... say, the 50km walk.
>> Anonymous
how is walking a sport?

I can walk
>> Anonymous
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>>236971
Here. For your unwavering ability to walk.
>> Anonymous
Why are there so many swimming events? Now some swimmer dude can win dozen fucking medals but some weightlifter can only win one. Fair.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kTrk2sE8o

I'd say it's between table tennis and regular tennis.

It's not easy.
>> Anonymous
>>236986
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kTrk2sE8o

>I'd say it's between table tennis and regular tennis.

>It's not easy.

lol
>> Anonymous
>>236977
This. Goddamnit.
>> Anonymous
>>237031
Same reason there are so many track and field medals.

The four strokes are fucking different as shit.
>> Anonymous
>>237049
Synchronized Diving ???
>> Anonymous
Badminton is infinitely more athletic than baseball.
>> Anonymous
>>237077
>Badminton is infinitely more athletic than baseball. and by athletic, I mean not athletic and really something I should be ashamed of playing in public.
>> Anonymous
>>237084
The only people who gets any sort of extended workout in baseball are the pitchers. Everyone else just stands around.
>> Anonymous
>>237087
on average, how long does an olympic badminton game last?
>> Anonymous
If you agree that Tennis and Ping Pong should be olympic sports then badminton definitely should be. The shuttlecock is flying faster than either one of the other 2 sports.
>> Anonymous
Pick on something more suitable to pick on, like water Fucking polo. Badminton is great.
>> Anonymous
>>237259
>The shuttlecock is flying faster than either one of the other 2 sports.

well played sir. I'm seeing the lulz now. was taking you serious before.


>>237262
>Pick on something more suitable to pick on, like water Fucking polo. Badminton is great.

i will agree that they both suck. but thats it.
>> King Motherfucking Billy
>>237088

Between half an hour and two hours depending on the skill of you and your opponent.

Also its more of a fucking sport than Equestrian.
>> Anonymous
would you rather they play goodmiton??
>> Anonymous
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>>237295
>> Anonymous
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxLhz_ZltY

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8THwgEl3Y

mm-mm-mm-mm-MM
>> Anonymous
>>237295
No, I would much rather see them play amoralfingerglove
>> Anonymous
>>237262
Hey, water polo is fucking hard. Passing and shooting shit while swimming in WATER? At least they get more of a workout than soccer (yes, and I said soccer purposely).
>> Anonymous
>>237262
Water Polo is a motherfucker of a sport.

Equestrian Dressage? That's not a sport.
>> Anonymous
>>237319
I don't fucking know.. it has no importance in testing human limits.
>> Anonymous
ROFL i was talking about this to someone yesterday. Its just a retards tennis.
>> Anonymous
Badminton is a fun game. More of a sport than some other stuff in the olympics
>> Anonymous
Badminton is awesome.
Water Polo is awesome because it has crotch groping.

All manner of crazy olympic sports are fine.

The only shit that can fuck off is anything that involves the terms "Synchronised", "Rhythmic" or"Artistic" somehow.
>> Anonymous
>>237377
>>Synchronised

Synchronised Diving is pretty fucking intense. You have to have all the athleticism of regular diving but you have to match a second person's movements exactly.
>> Anonymous
When I was watching the Olympics the commenter said that badminton is a pretty big sport in China.
>>236869
Beating your retard friends in Gym doesn't make you decent.
>> Anonymous
Baseball = lame as fuck to watch
Waterpolo = lame as fuck to watch x2
Swimming = way, way, way too many disciplines that look the same. They should at least put a some obstacles or mines or some rotating razors in the pool to make it at least a bit interesting
Badminton = okihs, some matches are quite interesting and it has BAD in its name
>> Anonymous
The most powerful stroke in badminton is the smash, which is hit steeply downwards into the opponents' midcourt. The maximum speed of a smashed shuttlecock exceeds that of any other racket sport projectile. The recordings of this speed measure the initial speed of the shuttlecock immediately after it has left the player's racket.

Men's doubles player Fu Haifeng of China set the official world smash record of 332 km/h (206 mph) on June 3, 2005 in the Sudirman Cup. The fastest smash recorded in the singles competition is 305 km/h (189 mph) by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.[16]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton
>> Anonymous
>>237465= is an ADD riddled retard.
>> Anonymous
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A CHALLENGER APPEARS, and slowly drifts into a red circle where it softly taps the opposition's marker into the blue circle signifying less points.
>> Anonymous
I don't care to watch waterpolo but I do know that it is a tough sport to play.
>> Anonymous
>>237475

Actually, if it bumps the opponent's stone into the blue circle, it signifies NO points for blue and one point for red, depending on how the rest of the end goes.

hooray curling!
>> Anonymous
Badminton is fucking awesome. You are a bunch of team boy loving locker room faggots on the biggest scale.
>> Anonymous
>>237312


Yeah you try playing midfield soccer you dick. Better yet play indoor with anyone even close to professional.

Now how is shooting a sport? It's not even remotely cool like going after other people. It's a stationary target...that's like golf with gunpowder.
>> Anonymous
>>237475
Motherfucking CURLING. It's basically shuffleboard on ice. Go back to your cruise ship, grandpa.
>> Anonymous
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>>237481

Use your damn brush, woman!!
>> Anonymous
>>237475
that fucking shit is intence! you have like 4 mother fuckers with brooms seewping the shit out that ice...shit gave me the shivers first time i saw it...

yeah it sucks...but its so stupid its fun to watch.
>> Anonymous
>>237493
the only thing worse than your taste in sports is your spelling and grammar
>> Anonymous
>lol at this http://tinyurl.com/6jpgdn
>> Anonymous
badminton = good workout

just try for once
>> Anonymous
>>236852
you would get your ass whooped by the badminton players in the Olympics. Its easy to play but the female gym teacher at the school I graduated from was an Olympic Badminton player and it was fuckin sick to watch her play.

TL;DR Its not that easy. Trust me.
>> Sneak !!+y8MDiWrdyT
>>237568

indeed. I saw a 1st round match between a German woman and an Indonesian one. After about half an hour they had to wipe sweat after every other point or some shit. It was intense as far as badminton goes.