HONG KONG, May 16: Two key badminton rules have been changed to make the sport more appealing to spectators and television, officials said today.
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) decided at their annual general meeting to follow the lead of tennis and allow their on-court coaching between games.
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It is also scrapping the setting rule, which applies at 13-13 in doubles and men’s singles and 9-9 in women’s singles. The changes will come into force on August 1.
