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"Speedminton" Fever Spreads Fast

Deutsche Wells (Germany):

It's summer in Berlin, temperatures are rising and with it the desire to be out in the park and to relax in the fresh air. Barbeques are forbidden, picnics are boring, "speeding," however is not - according to a growing number of young Berliners.

Officially called "Speedminton," the game - a mixture of tennis, squash and badminton - is the summer activity in the city. Played until recently, in typical Berlin manner illegally in the city's parks, the game has now made its breakthrough as an official sport. This summer it won an award at the International Sports Fair in Munich. "Its like a virus," creator Thomas von Klier says. "And its spreading fast."

For more information, check out Speedminton.com.