The Sports Ministry has issued a gazette notification declaring Ball Badminton as a new sport under the Sports Act with effect from June 25.
Ball Badminton is a racket game, played with a yellow ball made of wool, on a court of fixed dimensions divided by a net.
The game which is native to India, is played by five players a side.
A match consists of three games each consisting 35 points. The team that wins two out of three games is the match winner.
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