# Bolivia national badminton team

The Bolivia national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Boliviana de bádminton) represents Bolivia in international badminton team competitions. The Bolivian national team is controlled by Federación Boliviana de Bádminton and is a member of Badminton Pan America and the South American Badminton Confederation.
Badminton in Bolivia was first practiced in 2004. In that same year, the Bolivian Badminton Federation was formed and started sending its first few players to compete in the Copa Pionero provincial badminton championships hosted in Venezuela.
The team first participated internationally at the 2018 South American Games mixed team event where the team was qualified as the host team. The team made their first appearance at the South American Badminton Championships in 2020. The team have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.

## History
### Mixed team

In 2018, Bolivia hosted the 2018 South American Games which gave the national team qualification as host team for the badminton mixed team event. The team finished at the bottom of the group, losing 5–0 to Brazil and Chile. In 2020, the mixed team then made their first appearance at the South American Team Championships. The team finished in fourth place. In 2022, the mixed team competed in the 2022 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team finished in 8th place.

## Competitive record
### South American Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2022 | Group stage | 9th |

### Bolivarian Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Pan American Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1977 to 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### South American Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1997 to 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2020 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bolivia.
| Name | Role |
| Cindy Avendaño Montes | Coach |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Henry Mendoza Meruvia | (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Ignacio Galarza | (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Juanita Siviora Puro | (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34) | 559 | - | - |
| Jenommy Mendoza Mamani | (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |

### Previous squads

* South American Games: 2018
* South American Team Championships: 2020
* Bolivarian Games: 2022