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Latvia national badminton team
Latvijas badmintona izlase
SportBadminton
AssociationLatvian Badminton Federation
LocationLatvia
ConfederationBadminton Europe
World rank93

The Latvia national badminton team represents Latvia in international badminton team competitions.[1] Like many post-Soviet states, the Latvian national team was formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The national team is controlled by the Latvian Badminton Federation.

The national team competed in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The men's and women's team compete in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in Helvetia Cup

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zurich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. Latvia competed under the Soviet flag in 1977 and 1979. The national team only competed once after the dissolution of the USSR.

Year Result
Soviet Union 1977 Part of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Austria 1979
Czech Republic 2001 16th place

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Latvia at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: LAT LATVIA Badminton Federation (LAT) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.