Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan. Bashir was crowned the national champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles. 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. This brought her greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games, as well as the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.
Achievements
South Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Sayali Gokhale 8–21, 3–21 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Pakistan International Mahoor Shahzad 13–21, 21–18, 23–21 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Kenya International Mahoor Shahzad Doha Hany Hadia Hosny 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Pakistan International Khizra Rasheed Sehra Akram Huma Javeed 21–12, 21–11 Winner 2016 Pakistan International Saima Manzoor Sidra Hamad Khizra Rasheed 13–21, 21–11, 21–16 Winner 2015 Bahrain International Sara Mohmand S. Poorvisha Ram Arathi Sara Sunil 14–21, 8–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
References
External links Pakistan Badminton Federation homepage