Mahoor Shahzad

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]

Mahoor Shahzad
Personal information
Country	Pakistan
Born	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) Karachi, Pakistan
Residence	Karachi, Pakistan
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Years active	2014–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Muhammad Shahzad
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	117 (WS 17 March 2020) 146 (WD 17 March 2020)
Current ranking	175 (WS) 248 (WD) (26 July 2022)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Pakistan South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

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]

Education

Shahzad graduated from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in 2018, with Economics and Mathematics as her subjects.

Career

Shahzad began playing badminton in 2008 in Karachi.^[9] She is a six-time national badminton champion of Pakistan.^[10] She won the women's singles titles at the 2017^[11] and 2019^[12] editions of the Pakistan International Series.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Pakistan International	Palwasha Bashir	21–13, 18–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2017		Hasini Nusaka Ambalangodage	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2019		Soraya Aghaei	21–15, 16–21, 21–16	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Pakistan International	Bushra Qayyum	Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2020	Kenya International	Palwasha Bashir	Doha Hany Hadia Hosny	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life

Shahzad's father, Muhammad Shahzad, is an indoor rower athlete. Her sister, Rabia Shahzad, is a weightlifter who has won several international medals for Pakistan.^{[13][14][15][16]}