Badminton is a game played with rackets, in which two or more players hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net. It is a racquet sport that originated in British India in the 19th century and is now popular worldwide. The game is played on a rectangular court divided by a net, with each player using a lightweight racket to hit a shuttlecock over the net. The objective of the game is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and have it land in the opponent's court.