Olympics-Badminton-Why mastering 'drift' makes or breaks a shuttler

Paris 2024 Olympics - Badminton - Women's Doubles Group play stage - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Annie Xu of United States and Kerry Xu of United States in action during the Group B match against Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria and Gabriela Stoeva of Bulgaria. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

PARIS (Reuters) - For elite athletes to perform at their highest levels, they need to adapt.

Runners must to learn how to sprint on wet track, surfers have to deal with uncertain currents, and tennis players have to learn how to switch between grass, clay and hardcourts.