Palwasha Bashir

Palwasha Bashir
Personal information
Country Pakistan
Born (1987-10-20) October 20, 1987 (age 37)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRaziuddin Ahmad
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking209 (WS 27 October 2016)
185 (WD 28 April 2016)
720 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] Bashir was crowned as the National Champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles.[2] Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years in different International competitions. Initially rising as a star on a national level by 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] 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4][5] She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.

  1. ^ a b "Palwasha Bashir: No crown for courting". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Wajid, Palwasha win National Badminton titles". The Nation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2014 Incheon Asian Games: And so it ends, in disappointment". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Palwasha Bashir Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Participants: Palwasha Bashir". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.