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National badminton team representing Madagascar
Madagascar Association Fédération Malagasy de Badminton (FMBAD)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Jean-Aime Ravalison Current ranking Unranked (2 January 2024) Highest ranking 97 (3 January 2023) Appearances 1 (first in 1998 ) Best result Third place (1998 ) Appearances 1 (first in 2006 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 1 (first in 2006 ) Best result Group stage
The Madagascar national badminton team (Malagasy : Ekipa nasionalin’ny badminton eto Madagasikara ) represents Madagascar in international badminton team competitions.[1] [2] The team is controlled by the Madagascar Badminton Federation . The Malagasy mixed team made their debut in the 1998 African Badminton Championships and finished in third place.
History
Badminton has been played in Madagascar since the early 1980s .[3] Due to the lack of funding for equipment and infrastructure at the time, the sport was only playable in Antananarivo , Toamasina and Antsirabe . The Madagascar Badminton Federation was formed in the 1980s and the country held its first national championships in 1999.
Men's team
The Malagasy men's team competed in the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games . The team first lost 5–0 to Réunion and Mauritius in the Group A tie.[4] In the semi-finals, the team drew head to head against Réunion after Lala Razakasoavina scores the team's first point by defeating Cedric Amounie 12–15, 15–9, 15–7. The team lost the next two matches and were eliminated in the semifinals.[4]
In 2019, the team competed in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games . The team lost 5–0 to Réunion and Mauritius in the round robin stage. The team then lost 4–1 to Seychelles in the tie for fourth place.[5]
Women's team
The women's team competed along with the men's team at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games . The team first lost 5–0 to hosts Mauritius .[6] They then lost 5–0 to the Maldives and Réunion .[7]
Mixed team
The Malagasy mixed team first competed in the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. In 1990, the team achieved runner-up position at the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games mixed team event.[8] In 1998, the team made their first team appearance at the African Mixed Team Badminton Championships and made history by winning third place for the first time.[8] The mixed team competed in the 2007 African Mixed Team Championships . The team were grouped with South Africa , Seychelles and Botswana in Group A but were eliminated in the group stages.[2]
Competitive record
African Team Championships
Year
Result
2006
Group stage
Year
Result
1998
Third place
2007
Group stage
Indian Ocean Island Games
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team
Year
Result
1985
Fourth place
1990
Runner-up
1993
Fourth place
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Madagascar.
Name
Role
Marc Jocelyn Vonjinirina
Coach
Players
Current squad
Men's team
Women's team
Previous squads
African Team Championships
Indian Ocean Island Games
References