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Badminton - Racquet
Badminton
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If we go on asking people about their favourite sports, undeniably badminton will be there in the list. I mean, who doesn’t love badminton? It’s a popular indoor sport that is played with a racket and a shuttlecock. The badminton rackets used in ...
Chess Board
Chess
Chess is one of the most prevalent mental board games played worldwide. The game is played on a specific game board with chess pieces, known as the chessboard. The board has a square circumference with alternating box patterns. The chessboard serves ...
Basketball
Basketball
James Naismith invented Basketball game in 1891. At that time, basketball was played with a football since ball for basketball didn’t exist. Players used a football which they tossed into a peach basket to score a point. In 1894, Naismith wrote to ...
Body Wire
Fencing
A cable attached to the back of the fencer’s jacket that goes through the glove and is connected with the weapon’s guard. The device detects electrically if the tip of the arm has touched the opponent or not.
Breeches
Fencing
Fencers wear knee-length breeches or knickers (shorts) that are equipped with suspenders and are waist high.
Épée
Fencing
Fencing is a popular sport played involving the use of a sword. The objective of the competition is to touch the opponent with the tip of the sword. The sport involves a group of three combat games including foil, épée and sabre. Fencing was one of...
Fencing - Gloves
Fencing
Fencers wear a padded glove in the sword hand with a gauntlet for protection from injuries and to improve the grip.
Fencing - Shoes
Fencing
Light, flat-soled shoes with a good grip is used that usually reinforced from inside.
Foil
Fencing
Foil is one of the three weapons (other being sabre and épée) used in modern fencing competitions. Foils are also regarded as thrusting or point weapons sometimes, the blades of which easily bend after touching a surface to reduce the chances of in...
Jackets
Fencing
Fencers wear a form-fitting, long-sleeved jacket made from Kevlar which has a strap that passes between the legs. Foil and saber fencers wear metallic scoring jackets so that valid touches can be recorded.
Mask
Fencing
The mask is made with a bib that protects the neck of the fencer. As per FIE rule the mask must weigh not less than 25 kg on the mesh and 1600 newton on the bib. Modern masks now-a-days are equipped with a see-through visor in the front of the mask.
Plastron
Fencing
An underarm protector made of Kevlar is worn underneath the jacket that provides double protection on the side of the arm.
Sabre
Fencing
Sabre is one of the three fencing weapons used for thrusting and cutting with the edge and back of the blade. Majorly these swords are smaller than the épée and foil swords are lighter than épée, making them suitable for a complete and swift rota...