Papua New Guinea national badminton team
The Papua New Guinea national badminton team (Tok Pisin: Nesenel badminton tim bilong Papua Niugini) represents Papua New Guinea in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is organized by Badminton Papua New Guinea, the governing body for badminton in Papua New Guinea. Badminton is not a popular sport in Papua New Guinea, The national team have rarely participated in international team events.
Association | Badminton Papua New Guinea |
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Confederation | Badminton Oceania |
President | Kinivanagi Karo |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | Unranked |
Highest ranking | Unranked |
While the sport is not popular in the nation, it has been gaining slight popularity with the help of Shuttle Time programs organized by the Badminton World Federation to support the teaching of enjoyable, safe and inclusive badminton activities to children.[2]
Papua New Guinea also competes in para-badminton. The para-badminton team competed in the 2020 Oceania Para-Badminton Championships and won a silver and a bronze medal.[3]
Participation in Oceania Para-Badminton Championships
Papua New Guinea debuted in the 2020 Oceania Para-Badminton Championships. David Joe Kaniku won Papua New Guinea's first medal at the championships.[4]
- As of the 2022 Oceania Para Badminton Championships
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Australia 18 20 38 76 2 New Zealand 6 3 8 17 3 Papua New Guinea 0 1 2 3 4 Fiji 0 0 1 1 Totals (4 entries) 24 24 49 97
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Venue | Event |
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Silver | David Joe Kaniku | 2020 Ballarat | Men's singles SH6 |
Bronze | Jerome Bunge | 2020 Ballarat | Men's doubles SL3-SU5 |
Bronze | Danny Ten | 2020 Ballarat | Mixed doubles SL3-SU5 |
Bronze | Jerome Bunge | 2022 Melbourne | Men's singles SL3+SU5 |
Current squad
Para-badminton
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References
- "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "Shuttle Time for PNG – BWF Shuttle Time". Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- Tom (4 February 2020). "New courts, new country, new beginnings: Players from Papua New Guinea venture abroad to compete in their first VICTOR Oceania Championships". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "BWF Para-Badminton - VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.