Badminton is a very fast sport that is played inside.
The players use rackets to hit a ball with feathers, a shuttlecock, over a net.
The racket looks like a tennis racket, but is smaller and lighter.
The game is played with one or two players on each side.
Players get points if they hit the shuttlecock over the net and it lands on the other side.
They also get points if players on the other side hit it and it lands outside the court.
Players can run over a mile in a match.
You have to be very fast and fit to play Olympic badminton.
There are 172 badminton competitors in the 2000 Olympics.
