1896年在雅典举行的第一届现代奥运会共有9个比赛大项。经历了一百多年的发展,奥运会的比赛项目不断得到丰富。即将在英国伦敦举行的第30届夏季奥林匹克运动会共有26个大项,其中有部分项目起源于英国。羽毛球于1873年起源于英格兰格拉斯哥郡的巴德明顿。1893年,英国成立了世界上第一个羽毛球协会。此后,20世纪初羽毛球运动从英国流传到亚洲、美洲、大洋洲、非洲。羽毛球在1988年被列为汉城奥运会表演项目,后于1992年开始成为奥运会 The first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896 had a total of nine major competitions. After more than a hundred years of development, the Olympic Games has been continuously enriched in competition programs. The 30th Summer Olympic Games to be held in London, England, will have a total of 26 major projects, some of which originated in the United Kingdom. Badminton originated in 1873 in Budweden, Glasgow, England. In 1893, Britain established the world’s first Badminton Association. Since then, the badminton movement from the early 20th century spread to Asia, the Americas, Oceania, Africa. Badminton was listed as a Seoul Olympic Games performance project in 1988 and later became the Olympic Games in 1992