Badminton is a physical fitness test

Badminton is not just a game, but it’s a real physical fitness and coordination test. This fast-paced sport develops a variety of skills including space orientation, balance, speed and endurance. It is believed that badminton is one of the most energy-intensive kind of sport and while playing at a moderate pace, a badminton player can burn about 300 calories per hour.

At the sports base of Belarusian State Medical University, badminton competitions were held among foreign students living in dormitories No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7. This event attracted many participants and spectators, creating an atmosphere of a friendly competition.

According to the results of the tournament, places in the individual competition were distributed as follows:

women’s tournament:

I place – Yadav Shreya,

II place – Sofia Alnadfa,

III place – Mulik Angelik;

men’s tournament:

I place – Lohan Aksh,

II place – Rashad Rizan,

III place – Watts Divansh

The winners and prize-winners of the competition were awarded diplomas in accordance with the achieved results. And we sincerely congratulate the guys who proved themselves worthy!

By the way, the badminton competitions were organized by the Sports club, Department of Physical Education and Sports of BSMU. We invite everyone to join us at the following events!

Authors: Sports club, Department of Physical Education and Sports of BSMU

The photos are provided by the Sports club

Translation: Diana Petrushkevich-Hourou