Aisha Akram, also spelled Ayesha Akram, is a former badminton player from Pakistan.
Career
National Akram is a two-time (2005, 2007) national champion. She represented National Bank of Pakistan domestically. At the 51st National badminton championship held at Rodham Hall, Islamabad in 2008, defending singles champion, Akram lost to Sara Khan in the final. Earlier in the semi-finals she had beaten Sara Mohmand, 21–17, 21–17. In the women's double, she reached the finals against Sara Mohmand and Sara Khan with her teammate, Palwasha Bashir. They beat Uzma Butt and Saima Waqas of Wapda, 21-14 and 21–16 in the semi-finals.
International
Akram has represented Pakistan internationally in singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
In 1995, she participated in singles (lost in round of 128), women's doubles with Zarina Jamal (lost in round of 128) and mixed doubles with Islam Amir (lost in round of 64) events at the BWF World Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Two years later (1997), she competed in the singles (lost in round of 64) and women's doubles with Asma Butt (lost in round of 32) qualification rounds at the BWF World Championships held in Glasgow, UK
In 2006, she competed at the South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She won a bronze medal in the women's team event with Farzana Saleem, Saima Manzoor, Uzma Butt and Asma Butt.10th South Asian Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 19 November 2020
In 2008, Akram won the mixed doubles title at the Syria International Series with Mohammad Attique.
In 2010, she participated in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events at the 11th South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In women's doubles she partnered with Palwasha Bashir reaching the quarter-finals before falling to the Sri Lanka pair of Renu Chandrika de Silva Hettiarachchige and Nadeesha Gayanthi M. by 8-21 and 17–21. In mixed doubles she partnered with Imran Mohib reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Sri Lankan pair of Niluka Karunaratne and Renu Chandrika de Silva Hettiarachchige (7-21,20-22).
Events participated in:
BWF World Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland - 1995 Qualification rounds, BWF World Championships, Glasgow, UK - 1997 Iran Fajr International - 2003 Iran Fajr International - 2004 Pakistan Satellite - 2004 South Asian Games, Islamabad, Pakistan - 2004 Iran Fajr International - 2005 Nepal Satellite - 2005 India Satellite - 2005 South Asian Games, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2006 India International Challenge - 2007 Pakistan International Challenge - 2007 Syria International Series, Damascus, Syria - 2008 Nepal International Series, Kathmandu, Nepal - 2008 Iran Fajr International Series, Tehran, Iran - 2009 South Asian Games, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2010
Events entered but did not compete in: Asian Championships 1997 US Open 1998
Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Syria International Series Mohammad Attique Rohan Castelino Hadil Kareem 13–21, 21–18, 21–17 Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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