There are more than 200 million who play badminton every year but talking about the USA they have a lack of media coverage over there, however, the US is well known for other sports like Football, basketball, athletics, and tennis. Check Why is badminton less popular than tennis in the USA?
Almost everyone would have heard the term Badminton and they might have also played once in their life in the backyard with their family or friends in the backyard or on sunny days outside. Over their people are not much interested in playing or watching out the sports.
Why is badminton less popular than tennis in the USA?
In the USA there are only 4000 active members who participate in the game whereas the USA has a good amount of population. And other side small country like England and Denmark have almost over 1 million active players playing the Badminton per week.
As the US has such a small amount of people it gets difficult to raise funds or run events for them also because it gets difficult to find out the coach and pay them high amounts to raise out the top players and go to another country to earn the name or have something.
- Most American play badminton as a timepass in their backyard
- There is a lack of support of media and to make sponsor with the association or anything
- Badminton is taken as a weak sport
- Also, there are a lot of fewer structures of a small pool and there is not much holding up with the works
- America has not won out major medals
- No government support
- USA people are already attracted towards the other sports like tennis, football and all and they have a strong community base.
- USA Family also does not support badminton much, they want their children to participate in such activity which would be much use for them in future instead of wasting time in something which is not much capable.
- People are more interested in online games
- There is a very low salary for badminton athletes.
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