Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world. A shuttlecock can travel up to 200 mph. Fu Haifeng of China set the official record of the fastest badminton shuttlecock speed at about 206 mph. That's an incredible 92.1 m/s or 332 km/h.
So a badminton shuttlecock can travel faster than a Eurostar train at its maximum in-service speed of 83.3 m/s (186.4 mph).
Comparison with other sports -
So a badminton shuttlecock can travel faster than a Eurostar train at its maximum in-service speed of 83.3 m/s (186.4 mph).
Comparison with other sports -
- Cricket - Fastest ball clocked at 161 km/h
- Ice Hockey - Fastest hockey puck clocked at 191.5 km/h
- Tennis - Fastest serve clocked at 251 km/h
