Mahoor Shahzad

Mahoor Shahzad
Personal information
CountryPakistan
Born (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)
Karachi, Pakistan
ResidenceKarachi, Pakistan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
CoachTayyab Sohail (National)
Iftikhar Hussain
Ali Mehdi
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking133 (WS 17 March 2020)
146 (WD with Palwasha Bashir 17 March 2020)
Current ranking175 (WS)
248 (WD) (26 July 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's team
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 represented Pakistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after receiving a tripartite invitation, 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 the sports shooter Muhammad Khalil Akhtar.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Mahoor Shahzad | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Pakistan Sports Board. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Badminton | Athlete Profile: Mahoor Shahzad - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Wasim, Umaid (23 July 2022). "Uncertainty gives way to hope as Mahoor gears up for CWG". Dawn. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Alumni Achievement". IBA Karachi. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Badminton star Mahoor Shahzad to represent Pakistan in Tokyo Olympics". Geo News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Khalil, Mahoor to be Pakistan's flag bearers in Tokyo". Dawn. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Akhtar and Mahoor to carry Pakistan's flag at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2021.