Palwasha Bashir | ||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | October 20, 1987|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | Raziuddin Ahmad | |||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 209 (WS 27 October 2016) 185 (WD 28 April 2016) 720 (XD 22 September 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] Bashir was crowned the national champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles.[2] Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years at different international competitions. Initially, she was a rising star on the national level, winning back-to-back national titles. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games held in Dhaka.[1] This achievement led her to a greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games,[3] as well as the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4][5] She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.