Amrita Sawaram

Amrita Sawaram
Personal information
Country Mauritius
Born (1980-08-13) 13 August 1980 (age 44)
Moka, Mauritius
ResidenceBeau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Mauritius
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja Mixed team
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bauchi Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kampala Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kampala Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Algiers Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Algiers Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rose Hill Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Amrita Sawaram (born 13 August 1980) is a Mauritian badminton player. She won the gold medal at the 2000 African Championships in the women's singles event, made her as the first Mauritian female to win that competition.[1] Sawaram competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's singles and doubles event.[2][3] Sawaram also represented her country in three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006.[4]

  1. ^ "BADMINTON : Championnats d'Afrique, Smashing Mauritius !" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Les Jeux Olympiques: 2000 - Sidney (Australie)" (in French). Africa Badminton. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Amrita Sawaram and Marie-Helene Pierre". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Amrita Sawaram". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.