Kenya national badminton team

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The Kenya national badminton team is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions.[1]

Kenya National Badminton Team timu ya taifa ya kenya ya badminton
Flag of Kenya.svg
SportBadminton
Association
LocationKenya
ConfederationBadminton Confederation of Africa
World rank85 (points balanced with El Salvador, French Polynesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan)

Participation in African Badminton Championships[]

African Games[]

As part of an effort to improve the country's performance, Kenya sent 290 athletes to the 2019 African Games. As part of this effort, the Kenya national badminton team participated in the badminton events.[2]

Commonwealth Games[]

1982[]

Main article: Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games § Mixed Team

The team participated in  [Wikidata] during the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[3]

2006[]

At the Commonwealth Games of 2006, Kenya's national team participated the badminton events including the  [Wikidata].[4]

2010[]

Further information: Kenya at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The Kenya national badminton team was among the competitors during the mixed team event of the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[5]

2014[]

See also: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

In participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kenya's national team was ranked the 18th seed for their competition. They finished last place within Pool B.[6]

Statistics
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L GW GL GD PW PL PD
 India 3 3 0 30 0 +30 630 195 +435
 Ghana 3 2 1 12 19 −7 457 586 −129
 Uganda 3 1 2 11 21 −10 473 593 −120
 Kenya 3 0 3 9 22 −13 414 600 −186
Qualified for the quarterfinals

2018[]

Main article: Kenya at the 2018 Commonwealth Games § Badminton

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Kenya did not participate in the mixed team event. Instead, players Mercy Joseph and represented the country at the mixed doubles event. Additionally, they competed in the women's and men's singles, respectively.[7][8]

Sudirman Cup[]

At the 2019 Sudirman Cup, while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Kenya sending large squad to 2019 Africa Games, eyeing improved performance". Xinhuanews. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Melbourne 2006". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "CWG: India drawn in Group D in badminton event". NDTV. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 Mixed Team Championships". BWF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ Wandera, Gilbert (20 February 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Badminton Kenya pick two for Gold Coast". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ Muchira, Christine (19 March 2018). "National Badminton team to represent Kenya in upcoming Commonwealth Games". KBC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. ^ Damohe, Shivam (18 May 2019). "Sudirman Cup 2019: Everything you need to know about BWF's Mixed Team event as hosts China eye 11th title". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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