Story: Indoor sports

Women's badminton, Malaya, 1960

New Zealanders began competing internationally at badminton in the early 1930s. This 1960 newsreel shows a women's doubles badminton match in Malaya between a New Zealand team and a local team. The match was part of a wider international tour. 

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade 103. National Film Unit, 1960

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How to cite this page:

Mark Derby, 'Indoor sports - Badminton', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/41046/womens-badminton-malaya-1960 (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Mark Derby, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Jun 2016