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National badminton team representing Iraq
Iraq
AssociationIraq Badminton Federation (BFI)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentPeshtiwan Majeed Nadir
BWF ranking
Current ranking121 Steady (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking86 (3 April 2015)

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.

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

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.

Men's team

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.

Women's team

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.

Competitive record

Pan Arab Games

See also: Badminton at the Pan Arab Games

Men's team

Year Result
Jordan 1999 Group stage
Algeria 2004 Group stage
Egypt 2007 7th

Women's team

Year Result
Jordan 1999 Group stage
Algeria 2004 Group stage
Egypt 2007 5th

Junior competitive record

Asian Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
2009 Group stage

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Yousif Alhumairi (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21) 694 - -
Ali Muafaq Hadi Alqazzaz (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 26) 1561 717 -
Yousif Khudhur (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 1561 717 -
Muntadher Nabeel (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 22) 1561 717 -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Hajir Haneer (2007-10-14) 14 October 2007 (age 17) 1035 589 -
Maryam Haneer (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) 1035 589 -
Iman Abdulrazaq (2008-07-19) 19 July 2008 (age 16) - - -
Lobna Shakir (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 37) 835 - -

Previous squads

Pan Arab Games

References

  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. azz. "رئيس إتحاد الريشة الطائرة بشتوان مجيد في ضيافة (الزمان) | Azzaman" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ "Le badminton aux 11° Jeux Sportifes Arabes". AfricaBadminton. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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