FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 1996


DAILY U.S. BADMINTON OLYMPIC PRESS RELEASE - 18 Days 'til the Games
SQUEAKY CLEAN

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) - Badminton may be one of the Olympics' most
grueling sports, but it is also one of the cleanest when it comes to
performance enhancing drugs.  A 1992 study by the International
Olympic Committee ranked various Olympic sports based on drug testing
at national competitions and major international competitions, as well
as some out-of-competition cases.  Badminton, along with Yachting,
ranked first as the cleanest sports with 0% of their athletes testing
positive.  (Source, June 27, 1993 Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

(FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT PAUL PAWLACZYK, USBA
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AT 719-578-4808,  AFTER JULY 6TH IN ATLANTA
GA. - 1-800-946-4646, PIN 2004333, or at the Peachtree Walk Apartments
at 404-881-6721, Apt. 3).