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| | INQUIRER SPORTS WRITER, FITZPATRICK DROPS THE BALL |
 | | In the first place, Fitzpatrick gave the impression that badminton was not attended at the Olympics, when by the end of the very competition he described, the stands filled to nearly two thirds capacity. |
 | | He completely neglected to mention that during the first week of the summer Olympics, badminton was the number 1 most viewed sport on television, or that in 1992, 1.1 billion viewers around the globe watched the eight-day inaugural badminton competition on television. |
 | | To underscore that Fitzpatricks' only badminton experience is from picnics, he mistakenly tells readers that the shuttlecock has a "rubber point", when even the most novice club member, or high school student player could tell you it is made of cork. |
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