Badminton is an unlikely contender in Australia’s sporting landscape, with no Olympic medals on the board and no Commonwealth Games medals since 2010. 

But in recent years the sport has asserted itself around the country, with participation numbers growing from 226,000 in 2020 to just over 311,000 in 2022 

• In the last two years, badminton has increased in popularity around Australia 
• The uptick is mainly due to migrants from southern Asia, where the sport is particularly popular 
• Local clubs say they are running out of spaces for new players, with their teams filling up quickly

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Courtesy ABC