Singles The singles court is narrower than the doubles court, but the same length.

Since one person needs to cover the entire court, singles tactics are based on forcing the opponent to move as much as possible; this means that singles strokes are normally directed to the corners of the court. Players exploit the length of the court by combining lifts and clears with drop shots and net shots. Smashing tends to be less prominent in singles than in doubles because the smasher has no partner to follow up his effort and is thus vulnerable to a skillfully placed return. Moreover, frequent smashing can be exhausting in singles where the conservation of a player's energy is a at a premium. However, players with strong smashes will sometimes use the shot to create openings, and players commonly smash weak returns to try to end rallies. Mixed doubles In mixed doubles, both pairs typically try to maintain an attacking formation with the woman at the front and the man at the back. This is because the male players are usually substantially stronger, and can therefore produce smashes that are more powerful. As a result, mixed doubles require greater tactical awareness and subtler positional play. Clever opponents will try to reverse the ideal position, by forcing the woman towards the back or the man towards the front. In order to protect against this danger, mixed players must be careful and systematic in their shot selection.[11] Doubles Both pairs will try to gain and maintain the attack, smashing downwards when possible. Whenever possible, a pair will adopt an ideal attacking formation with one player hitting down from the rearcourt, and his partner in the midcourt intercepting all smash returns except the lift. If the rearcourt attacker plays a dropshot, his partner will move into the forecourt to threaten the net reply. If a pair cannot hit downwards, they will use flat strokes in an attempt to gain the attack. If a pair is forced to lift or clear the shuttlecock, then they must defend: they will adopt a side-by-side position in the rear midcourt, to cover the full width of their court against the opponents' smashes. In doubles, players generally smash to the middle ground between two players in order to take advantage of confusion and clashes. BADMINTON COURT DIMENSIONS Overall Court Dimensions The overall dimensions of a badminton court is 20 feet by 44 feet. The lines along these measurements mark the sidelines for doubles play and long service lines for singles play. The Net Line The net line marks the middle of the court where the net is placed, creating a 22 feet by 20 feet area on each side of the net. Short Service Line The short service line is marked 6 feet 6 inches (some are marked 7 feet) from the center line. The area inside the short service line is also called the Non Volley Zone. Center Line The Center Line is the line that divides the court from the Short Service Line to the Back Boundary Line. This delineates the Left from Right Service Court. Side Line for Singles Play The Singles Side Line is marked 1 1/2 feet from the edge of the outer boundary (doubles side line) Back Boundary Line and Long Service Line for Singles The back boundary line is the same for singles and doubles play it is the outermost back line on the court. Long Service Line for Doubles The Long Service line for Doubles is marked 2 1/2 feet inside the Back Boundary Line.

The Badminton Net The badminton net measures 5 feet tall in the center. In order to understand the tennis rules you will need to understand the layout of the tennis court. The outermost sidelines on the tennis court are for doubles play only, and are considered out-of-bounds in singles play. There are four boxes on the tennis court, two on your side and two on the opponents side. According to the tennis rules, your right box and the server's left box (from your perspective) are known as the deuce court. Your left box and the server's left box are known as the advantage court. The farthest-back lines on both sides of the court are known as the baselines. Tennis Rules: 1. The tennis rules state that the game is to begin by a coin toss. The winner of the coin toss can either choose to serve or receive, or choose his side of the court. The opponent gets to make the other decision. Tennis Rules: 2. The tennis rules state that the server must stand behind the baseline, not letting his feet cross the baseline until he has served the ball. He must remain inside the sidelines of the singles court in singles play and the doubles court in doubles play. The tennis rules state that the ball must be tossed into the air and hit before touching the ground. Tennis Rules: 3. The first serve is to be made from the deuce court (right side) into the opponent's deuce box (left side). The tennis rules state that service should then alternate from deuce court to advantage court each point. Tennis Rules: 4. If the server crosses the baseline, the sidelines, or the center line during his serve it is called a fault. Also, if the server hits the ball but misses the opponent's box, this is also called a fault. The tennis rules state that a server may fault twice before a point is awarded to the opponent. Tennis Rules: 5. If the ball hits the net on the serve but still falls into the opponent's box, it is called a let. The server is permitted to serve again, and the let does not count as a fault. An unlimited number of lets are permitted. Tennis Rules: 6. The Tennis rules state that if-on the service-the receiver does not allow the ball to bounce in the box before hitting it, a point is awarded to the server. Tennis Rules: 7. Once a rally has begun, the players may either allow the ball to bounce once or hit the ball before it has landed at all. If the ball bounces twice on a side however, the tennis rules state that the point goes to the opponent. The point also goes to the opponent if you hit the ball out of bounds or into the net. If the ball hits the net and lands in-bounds, it is considered to be in-play according to the tennis rules. Tennis Rules: 8. If your body makes contact with the ball, a point is awarded to the opponent. The tennis rules also state that if your body or racket make contact with the net, a point is awarded to the opponent. Tennis Rules: 9. A ball that lands on the line is in, and should be played. Tennis Rules: 10. Service alternates players between games. Tennis Rules of Scoring Tennis Rules: 11. Scoring in a game goes, for both players, Love-15-30-40. If a player has 40 points and wins another point, he wins the game unless the other player also has 40 points. Tennis Rules: 12. If both players have 40 points the score is deuce, as a player must win two points to win the game. If both players have at least 40 points and one is winning, the game is said to be his advantage, as another point will win the game for him. Tennis Rules: 13. A set is won by the first player to win six games, as long as they win by two. If the score is 5-5, the player may win normally if he gets to 7-5. If the score is 6-6 however, a tiebreaker must be played. Tennis Rules: 14. A tiebreaker is scored by ones, and the first player to win seven points wins the tiebreaker. The player must still win by two points however. After winning the tiebreaker, the player is awarded the final game, winning the set 7-6. Tennis Rules: 15. The first player to win two sets wins the match.

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Ball The international rules specify that the game is played with a light 2.7 gram, 40 mm diameter ball.[16] The rules say that the ball shall bounce up 2426 cm when dropped from a height of 30.5 cm on to a standard steel block thereby having a coefficient of restitution of 0.89 to 0.92. The 40 mm ball was introduced after the 2000 Olympic Games.[15] However, this created some controversy as the Chinese National Team argued that this was merely to give non-Chinese players a better chance of winning since the new type of balls has a slower speed, while at that time most Chinese players were playing with fast attack and smashes. A 40 mm table tennis ball is slower and spins less than the original 38 mm (1.5 inch) one. The ball is made of a high-bouncing air-filled celluloid or similar plastics material, colored white or orange, with a matte finish. The choice of ball color is made according to the table color and its surroundings. For example, a white ball is easier to see on a green or blue table than it is on a gray table. Stars on the ball indicate the quality of the ball. Three stars indicate that it is of the highest quality, and is used in official competition. 2.1 THE TABLE 2.1.1 The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor. 2.1.2 The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of the tabletop. 2.1.3 The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of 30cm. 2.1.4 The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side line, 2cm wide, along each 2.74m edge and a white end line, 2cm wide, along each 1.525m edge. 2.1.5 The playing surface shall be divided into 2 equal courts by a vertical net running parallel with the end lines, and shall be continuous over the whole area of each court. 2.1.6 For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white centre line, 3mm wide, running parallel with the side lines; the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court. 2.2 THE NET ASSEMBLY 2.2.1 The net assembly shall consist of the net, its suspension and the supporting posts, including the clamps attaching them to the table. 2.2.2 The net shall be suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post 15.25cm high, the outside limits of the post being 15.25cm outside the side line. 2.2.3 The top of the net, along its whole length, shall be 15.25cm above the playing surface. 2.2.4 The bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to the playing surface and the ends of the net shall be as close as possible to the supporting posts. Shooting sport A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm, target and distances at which targets is shot at. Rifle Scoring In all of the rifle and pistol events, round targets are used. These consist of a series of concentric circles, with each successively larger circle scoring fewer points. Target size varies according to the distance from the shooter to the target. The center circle of such a target is what's usually referred to as a bullseye, and it's worth ten points. Scores are totalled to determine the winner of each event, which of course is the shooter with the highest score.

Medal count
Table ViewBar View Rank by Gold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Country United States of America People's Republic of China Great Britain Russian Federation Republic of Korea Germany France Italy Hungary Australia Japan Kazakhstan Netherlands Ukraine New Zealand Cuba Islamic Republic of Iran Jamaica Czech Republic Gold Silver Bronze 46 38 29 24 13 11 11 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 29 27 17 26 8 19 11 9 4 16 14 1 6 5 2 3 5 4 3 0 10 5 2 29 23 19 32 7 14 12 11 5 12 17 5 8 9 5 6 3 4 3 2 4 9 1 104 88 65 82 28 44 34 28 17 35 38 13 20 20 13 14 12 12 10 6 17 17 6 Total

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4 Spain Brazil South Africa 3 3 3

Table ViewBar View Rank by Gold 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 39 41 42 42 42 45 46 47 Ethiopia Croatia Belarus Romania Kenya Denmark Azerbaijan Poland Turkey Switzerland Lithuania Norway Canada Sweden Colombia Georgia Mexico Ireland Argentina Slovenia Serbia Tunisia Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Country Gold Silver Bronze 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 5 2 5 3 6 6 1 0 2 1 12 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 3 7 6 12 9 11 9 10 10 5 4 5 4 18 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 2 4 Total

Table ViewBar View Rank by Gold 47 49 50 50 50 50 50 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 60 63 63 63 63 63 63 69 69 69 Uzbekistan Latvia Algeria Bahamas Grenada Uganda Venezuela India Mongolia Thailand Egypt Slovakia Armenia Belgium Finland Bulgaria Estonia Indonesia Malaysia Puerto Rico Taipei (Chinese Taipei) Botswana Cyprus Gabon Country Gold Silver Bronze 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 Total

Table ViewBar View Rank by Gold 69 69 69 75 75 75 75 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 Guatemala Montenegro Portugal Greece Republic of Moldova Qatar Singapore Afghanistan Bahrain Hong Kong, China Saudi Arabia Kuwait Morocco Tajikistan Country Gold Silver Bronze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total