The Palestine national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين للريشة الطائرة) represents Palestine in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Palestine Badminton Federation. Badminton in Palestine has been played since the 1990s when Syria brought its badminton influence into the Arab world.[2]
Palestine is also one of the main founding nations of the Arab Badminton Federation which was formed in 1996. The nation competed in the inaugural Arab Badminton Championships shortly after the formation of the Arab Badminton Federation.[3]
Palestine made their debut in competitive badminton at the 1996 Arab Badminton Championships and finished in fifth place in the men's team event. The team then withdrew from the 2002 Arab Badminton Championships.[5][6] In the sixth edition of the championships in 2009, Palestine were grouped with hosts Jordan, Egypt and Iraq in Group A in the men's team event. The team started off with a 3–0 loss to Jordan.[7] The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing their next matches 3–0 to Egypt and Iraq.
