The Iraq national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب الريشة الوطني العراقي) represents Iraq in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Iraq Badminton Federation, the governing body for Iraqi badminton.[1]
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| Association | Iraq Badminton Federation (BFI) |
|---|---|
| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
| President | Peshtiwan Majeed Nadir |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 121  (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 86 (3 April 2015) |
The team made its international team tournament debut in the 2009 Badminton Asia Junior Championships mixed team event. Iraq also competes in para-badminton. The national team competed in the Pan Arab Games and has won two bronze medals in doubles.
History edit
Badminton was first introduced to Iraq in the 1950s by British soldiers. The Iraq Badminton Federation and the national team became affiliated with the National Olympic Committee of Iraq in 1987.[2]
Men's team edit
The Iraqi men's team competed in the 2007 Pan Arab Games. The team lost all of their matches in the round robin tournament and finished in 7th place.[3]
Women's team edit
The Iraqi women's team first competed in the 2007 Pan Arab Games along with the men's team. The team won against Algeria but lost 0−3 to Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Syria. The team finished in 5th place on the overall standings.[3]
Competitive record edit
Pan Arab Games edit
Junior competitive record edit
Asian Junior Team Championships edit
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team edit
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Yousif Alhumairi | 13 September 2003 | 694 | - | - |
| Ali Muafaq Hadi Alqazzaz | 27 October 1998 | 1561 | 717 | - |
| Yousif Khudhur | 24 March 2004 | 1561 | 717 | - |
| Muntadher Nabeel | 11 September 2002 | 1561 | 717 | - |
Women's team edit
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Hajir Haneer | 14 October 2007 | 1035 | 589 | - |
| Maryam Haneer | 6 December 2003 | 1035 | 589 | - |
| Iman Abdulrazaq | 19 July 2008 | - | - | - |
| Lobna Shakir | 3 December 1987 | 835 | - | - |
Previous squads edit
Pan Arab Games edit
References edit
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ azz. "رئيس إتحاد الريشة الطائرة بشتوان مجيد في ضيافة (الزمان) | Azzaman" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ a b "Le badminton aux 11° Jeux Sportifes Arabes". AfricaBadminton. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.