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.