In recent years, badminton has witnessed a notable interest from a number of players in the Kingdom of different age groups, such as 15-year-old Fahd Al-Maliki, one of the juniors of the Saudi Arabia national team. the badminton team that represented the national team at the 2017 West Asian Championships fly over in 2021 and won second place and a silver medal.
Al-Maliki, one of the Saudi Badminton Federation’s elite players, spoke to SPA about his start in the sport, saying, “My commitment to intensive training improved my results very quickly and allowed me to compete in local competitions for the first time. Central Region League Federation Championship in 2021 and I won the third place and bronze medal. In the same year, I joined the Saudi Arabia national badminton team and participated in the 2021 West Asian Championships, finishing second and silver medal.
Al-Maliki emphasized that his next goal is to win a gold medal at the Arab Championships and qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, as well as a gold medal at the 2034 Asian Games.
For his part, Saudi Arabian Badminton Federation Technical Director Ammar Muhammad Awad explained that there is a talent discovery mechanism that starts with local championships and then players are selected to the federation’s internal camps, noting that it attracts young talent and prepares a plan that brings in imagine future goals and work to achieve them in the coming years.
It is mentioned that badminton is played with a racket and is played by two players. It can be played in singles or doubles with 4 players. The players stand on opposite halves of a rectangular court. One of the players hits the badminton with the racket to reach over the net and is placed on the half reserved for another player and thus scores a point if touched. needs fast sprinting and lots of running and jumping, in addition to fast reactions and good coordination between eye and hand.
