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Étienne Thobois
Étienne Thobois (born 20 September 1967) is a French badminton player. He competed in the Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, men's singles tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He serves as director general of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. References External links * 1967 births Living people French male badminton players Olympic badminton players for France Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
