Mahoor Shahzad (born 17 October 1996) is a Pakistani badminton player. 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. She was also Pakistan's flag bearer at the opening ceremony along with the sports shooter Muhammad Khalil Akhtar. She also has competed at the 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 Asian Games and also at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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. She is a six-time national badminton champion of Pakistan. She won the women's singles titles at the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Pakistan International Series. She achieved career-best world ranking of No. 138, the first Pakistani female badminton player to break into badminton's top 140.
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.
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