Tennis is probably the most popular sport played with a racquet. Which of the following lesser known sports is played with a racquet as well?
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Responses
Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Polo
Polo
Badminton
Badminton
Croquet
Badminton.
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Yes, the correct answer is Badminton.
The sport among the options that is played with a racquet is badminton. To determine this, we can look at the definition or rules of each sport:
- Lacrosse: Lacrosse is a contact team sport that is played using a small rubber ball and long-handled racquets, called crosse or lacrosse sticks. However, the players use the racquet-like sticks to catch, carry, and pass the ball, rather than striking it with the racquet.
- Polo: Polo is a team sport played on horseback, where the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. While the players use mallets in polo, which are similar to racquets, they are not used to hit a ball but rather to strike a small wooden or plastic ball.
- Badminton: Badminton is a racket sport played with racquets that can be used to hit a shuttlecock over a net. Players aim to make the shuttlecock land within the boundaries of the opponent's side of the court, scoring points by forcing errors or by hitting the shuttlecock in such a way that the opponent cannot return it successfully.
- Croquet: Croquet is a lawn game played on a grass court using wooden mallets and balls. Although it involves the use of a mallet, croquet is not played with a racquet or a shuttlecock like in badminton.
Therefore, the correct answer is badminton.