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The Black what? How the New Zealand badminton team got sport’s worst nickname

Summary by Ground News
The New Zealand badminton team were known as the Black Cocks. The name was first circulated around the organisation in 2004. It was a tongue-in-cheek marketing ploy to drum up interest in the sport. The International Badminton Federation baulked at the proposal.

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The Black what? How the New Zealand badminton team got sport’s worst nickname

'These days, yeah, you couldn’t call them anything like that...'

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The Spinoff broke the news in New Zealand on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
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