Badminton, Anyone?; The Game Moves Out of the Back Yard and Into the Arena, As Americans Play Catch-Up on a Global Sports Favorite From: The Washington Post | Date: November 5, 2002| Author: Laura Sessions Stepp | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

We laugh at badminton, even though winning an indoor tournament game requires a lethal patience and the kill-stroke ferocity of a mongoose attacking a cobra. You can see the truth of this in matches at Howard University, which has the No. 1 college team in the country. You can see it around the Washington area where the sport is growing, especially with the help of Asian immigrants and competitors who don't care about being laughed at.

Badminton has 100 million players worldwide, but i...

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