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China was one of the three countries to have ever won the Thomas Cup, the other countries being Malaysia and Indonesia.

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The longest match ever held was 124 minutes, between Denmark's Peter Rasmussen and China's Sun Jun.

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The world's fastest shuttlecock smash speed, an astounding 332km/h(206mph), was set by China's mens doubles star, Fu Haifeng, in the 2005 Sudirman Cup in Beijing.

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China, with Indonesia, has won more than 70% of the Badminton World Federation (BWF; originally the International Badminton Federation games).

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The Chinese originally played a version of badminton called Jian Zi. In this instance however, they did not use racquets, they used their feet.

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China is currently ranked number one in the world team rankings of badminton, and has continued to do so for the past few decades.

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About 1 in 1,300 people in China play badminton. That's about 100 million people in China that play badminton, out of its population of 1.3 billion.

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China has so far won a total of 38 medals from the many touranments. Some include: the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the Sudirman Cup, etc.

Below: China's badminton coach, Li Yongbo proudly displaying all 5 gold medals won at the London 2012 games.

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Lin Dan is another of China's best badminton players. He is currently ranked 18th in the world for men's singles, and has won 9 top tier international championships between 2002 and 2004.

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Zhang Ning is one of China's best female badminton players. She retired after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and is the only player in the world to win consectutive Olympic gold medals in singles matches.