Mahoor Shahzad | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Born | Karachi, Pakistan | 17 October 1996||||||||||||||
Residence | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Tayyab Sohail (National) Iftikhar Hussain Ali Mehdi | ||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 133 (WS 17 March 2020) 146 (WD with Palwasha Bashir 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 175 (WS) 248 (WD) (26 July 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Mahoor Shahzad (born 17 October 1996) is a Pakistani badminton player. [1] She has competed at the 2014 Asian Games, [2] and also at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]
She also represented Pakistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after receiving a tripartite invitation, thus becoming the first Pakistani badminton player to compete at the Olympic Games. [5] [6] She was also Pakistan's flag bearer at the opening ceremony along with Muhammad Khalil Akhtar. [7] [8]
Shahzad graduated from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in 2018, with Economics and Mathematics as her subjects.
Shahzad began playing badminton in 2008 in Karachi. [9] Shahzad is a six-time national badminton champion of Pakistan. [10] She won the women's singles titles at the 2017 [11] and 2019 [12] editions of the Pakistan International Series.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Pakistan International | Palwasha Bashir | 21–13, 18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2017 | Hasini Nusaka Ambalangodage | 21–15, 21–19 | Winner | |
2019 | Soraya Aghaei | 21–15, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Pakistan International | Bushra Qayyum |
Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq |
17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Kenya International | Palwasha Bashir |
Doha Hany Hadia Hosny |
13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Shahzad's father, Muhammad Shahzad, is an indoor rower athlete. Her sister, Rabia Shahzad, is a weightlifter who has won several international medals for Pakistan. [13] [14] [15] [16]
During 2020 Summer Olympics, Shahzad posted a video in which she was seen saying that while she has received praise for her achievements, there were some local badminton players who were jealous of her and acted like " Pathans". [17] [18] She received a lot of criticism for ridiculing her fellow players and by extension, an entire ethnicity. After the backlash, she posted another video and apologized. [19] [20]
Mahoor Shahzad | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Born | Karachi, Pakistan | 17 October 1996||||||||||||||
Residence | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Tayyab Sohail (National) Iftikhar Hussain Ali Mehdi | ||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 133 (WS 17 March 2020) 146 (WD with Palwasha Bashir 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 175 (WS) 248 (WD) (26 July 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Mahoor Shahzad (born 17 October 1996) is a Pakistani badminton player. [1] She has competed at the 2014 Asian Games, [2] and also at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]
She also represented Pakistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after receiving a tripartite invitation, thus becoming the first Pakistani badminton player to compete at the Olympic Games. [5] [6] She was also Pakistan's flag bearer at the opening ceremony along with Muhammad Khalil Akhtar. [7] [8]
Shahzad graduated from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in 2018, with Economics and Mathematics as her subjects.
Shahzad began playing badminton in 2008 in Karachi. [9] Shahzad is a six-time national badminton champion of Pakistan. [10] She won the women's singles titles at the 2017 [11] and 2019 [12] editions of the Pakistan International Series.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Pakistan International | Palwasha Bashir | 21–13, 18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2017 | Hasini Nusaka Ambalangodage | 21–15, 21–19 | Winner | |
2019 | Soraya Aghaei | 21–15, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Pakistan International | Bushra Qayyum |
Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq |
17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Kenya International | Palwasha Bashir |
Doha Hany Hadia Hosny |
13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Shahzad's father, Muhammad Shahzad, is an indoor rower athlete. Her sister, Rabia Shahzad, is a weightlifter who has won several international medals for Pakistan. [13] [14] [15] [16]
During 2020 Summer Olympics, Shahzad posted a video in which she was seen saying that while she has received praise for her achievements, there were some local badminton players who were jealous of her and acted like " Pathans". [17] [18] She received a lot of criticism for ridiculing her fellow players and by extension, an entire ethnicity. After the backlash, she posted another video and apologized. [19] [20]