I would like to talk about a sport that I particularly enjoy and have been practising for a few years. It is badminton. For me, badminton is not only a sport or a physical exercise but also an ideal way for me to relieve of stress and make new friends.

I first knew about badminton when I was a little kid. However, at that time I did not play badminton on a regular basis, partly because I was not fully aware of the critical importance of physical exercises, but also because I was not able to find any friends to play it with me. When I went to high school, a lot of my friends were a big fan of badminton and my high school offered big playgrounds for sports activities, therefore I practised badminton much more often.

I usually play badminton in the weekends when I have large amounts of free time. I often go to sports centres with a number of my classmates for badminton matches. Sometimes we choose other kinds of sport such as football and basketball instead of badminton.

For me, badminton is a good way to help me pursue a healthy lifestyle. It is also an affordable type of sport as you do not have to buy a lot of specialised sports materials. Finally, playing badminton enables me to develop a number of important and non-academic skills such as discipline, team-work, problem-solving and co-operation.