SHAHZAD Mahoor

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Place of birth: KARACHI

Birth Country:

Pakistan

Place of residence : KARACHI

Residence Country:

Pakistan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Badminton	Women's Singles	15

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 1	Women's Singles Group Play Stage - Group L #302 JPN YAMAGUCHI AYAMAGUCHI Akane 2 PAK SHAHZAD MSHAHZAD Mahoor 0	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 3	Women's Singles Group Play Stage - Group L #329 GBR GILMOUR KGILMOUR Kirsty 2 PAK SHAHZAD MSHAHZAD Mahoor 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Last 16	Women's Team	2018	Indonesia
Last 32	Women's Singles	2018	Indonesia
Last 32	Women's Doubles	2018	Indonesia

Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed

Occupation:

Athlete, Trainee Office Worker

Economics, Mathematics - Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, PAK

Languages spoken:

Water and Power Development Authority [WAPDA] [Pakistan]

Ali Mehdi [personal], PAK

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Faryal Shahzad has competed in badminton at national junior level in Pakistan, while her younger sister Rabia has represented Pakistan in weightlifting. Her father Muhammad has competed in badminton at national level in Pakistan, and has competed in indoor rowing at international masters level. (dialoguepakistan.com, 03 Oct 2020; easterneye.biz, 19 Feb 2020; dw.com, 2020; dawn.com, 13 Nov 2009; thenews.com.pk, 11 Oct 2020; images.dawn.com, 15 Aug 2019; tribune.com.pk, 03 Jan 2019; youlinmagazine.com, 30 Mar 2020)

Other sports:

She has represented Pakistan in indoor rowing. (images.dawn.com, 15 Aug 2019)

2014 for Pakistan, Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea (thenews.com.pk, 11 Oct 2020)

She twisted her ankle before the 2019 Pakistan International Series. She went on to win gold in the singles event at the tournament. (thenews.com.pk, 11 Oct 2020)

She began playing badminton in 2008 in Karachi, Pakistan. (Athlete, 23 Sep 2014)

Her father, who was a badminton player, encouraged her to take up the sport. "I had interest in badminton since childhood." (dw.com, 2020; Athlete, 23 Sep 2014; tribune.com.pk, 03 Jan 2019; youlinmagazine.com, 30 Mar 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to pursue a career as a chartered accountant. (thenews.com.pk, 02 Jun 2021; tv9news.com, 03 Jun 2021)

Winning gold in women's singles at the 2019 Pakistan International Series. (thenews.com.pk, 11 Oct 2020)

Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal. (thebridge.in, 03 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 23 Sep 2014)

"Work hard and more importantly practice a lot." (dialoguepakistan.com, 03 Oct 2020)

General Interest

General
FULL-TIME FOCUS
She admits to struggling to maintain a balance between her sports career and her studies prior to graduating from the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2018. "It was a common sight to see me engrossed in my studies during tours. But I didn't want to fall behind in either my game or my education. Yes, it was very difficult. Often, I had to study/prepare assignments during the tournaments. Sometimes, I was working on my laptop sitting in the airport lounge. Some faculty members helped. I was given extended dates to submit the assignments and was examined when I returned from events. I am glad to report that I graduated from my university. I am now able to turn my complete focus on badminton." (thenews.com.pk, 11 Oct 2020; images.dawn.com, 15 Aug 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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