Turkmen national badminton team
Turkmenistan |
| Association | Türkmenistanyň Badminton Federasiýasy (TKMBF) |
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| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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| Chairman | Natalya Shtyrova |
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| Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 94 (7 January 2013) |
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The Turkmenistan national badminton team (Turkmen: Türkmenistan badminton boýunça milli ýygyndy) represents Turkmenistan in international badminton team competitions.[1] Turkmenistan is one of the most isolated countries in the world. The national team is managed by the Turkmenistan Badminton Federation.[2][3] The Turkmen junior team competed in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships mixed team event in 2015.[4][5][6]
History
Women's team
Turkmenistan competed in badminton at the 1993 Women's Islamic Games. The team finished fourth in the women's team event.[7] In 1997, the women's team made their second appearance in the team event at the Women's Islamic Games and were eliminated in the group stages.[8][9]
The team also competed in the 2005 Women's Islamic Games but failed to advance to the semi-finals.[10]
Mixed team
In 2005, Turkmenistan was originally going to make its maiden appearance at the Sudirman Cup in Beijing, China. The team were placed in Group F with Armenia, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. The team then withdrew from the competition.[11][12]
