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Russian Defense Ministry to supply snipers with birdies

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The Russian Defense Ministry will buy about 10,000 badminton rackets and tens of thousands of shuttlecocks in 2012 and plans to provide all military units with equipment from that particular sport, Izvestia newspaper said on Monday.

The Russian Defense Ministry will buy about 10,000 badminton rackets and tens of thousands of shuttlecocks in 2012 and plans to provide all military units with equipment from that particular sport, Izvestia newspaper said on Monday.

"Badminton is very useful for every soldier without exception. But it will be particularly useful for shooters and snipers," the department head of physical training in the ministry, Alexander Schepelev, said.

He noted that watching a birdie trains the eye muscles, strengthens the cardiovascular system and develops reaction speed.

The deputy director of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis, Alexander Khramchikhin, believes badminton is a strange choice. According to him, this sport can only be used for relieving stress in the armed forces.


Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attracted international and domestic media attention with a clip on his official blog about the sport where he spoke about his love for badminton, which he said “develops your physical form, eye coordination, accuracy and reactions.” The clip was designed to foster interest in the sport among Russian schoolchildren. The video shows Medvedev playing badminton with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.  

 

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