FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 9, 1996

MARCH 27, 1996 DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL BADMINTON DAY =

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(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.)  --  In conjunction with the
commencement of the 56th Yonex U.S. Adult National Badminton
Championships March 27, Americans across the country will
celebrate National Badminton Day, as stated in "Chase's 1996
Calendar of Events".  The day is designed to celebrate the 60th
Anniversary of organized badminton competition in the United
States.

The United States Badminton Association (known as the American
Badminton Association until 1978) was founded by Donald Wilbur of
Boston, Massachusetts in 1936, and the first National Badminton
Championships were held in Chicago, Ill. in 1937.  The 1996 Yonex
U.S. National Adult National Championships will be held at
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga., from March 27-31. =

Georgia State will also be the site of the 50th Yonex U.S. Junior
National Badminton Championships (April 4-7), as well as the
Olympic Badminton competition (July 24-August 1).            =


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