List of Pakistani sportswomen
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This List of Pakistani Sportswomen includes Pakistani female sportspersons who have brought laurels to the country at the national or international stage.
- Amina Wali, Skiing – Silver medallist, Giant Slalom, inaugural South Asian Winter Games; first Pakistani woman to win an international skiing medal (alongside her sister Ifrah Wali).[1]
- Anita Karim, Mixed martial arts – First internationally recognised Pakistani female MMA fighter; 7 gold medals and 1 silver at the Pakistan Grappling Challenge (2017–18).[1]
- Asteria de Sa, Athletics – Pakistan's first national champion in the long jump; represented Sindh at the 1st Pakistan Olympics (National Games), Karachi.[2]
- Ayesha Ayaz, Taekwondo – Bronze medallist, 7th Fujairah Taekwondo Open Championship (2019); one of Pakistan's youngest international taekwondo practitioners.[1]
- Bismah Maroof, Cricket – Former captain, Pakistan women's national cricket team (2017–2023); conferred with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2023).[3]
- Faiqa Riaz, Athletics (100m) – Pakistan national 100m champion; represented Pakistan at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]
- Hajra Khan, Football – Former captain, Pakistan women's national football team (2014-2022); first Pakistani woman to sign a professional international football contract (Maldives, 2014); Pride of Performance Award (2022).[5]
- Ifrah Wali, Skiing – Gold medallist, Giant Slalom, inaugural South Asian Winter Games.[1]
- Jehanara Nabi, Swimming – Multiple national record holder; competed in the 200m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[6]
- Kainat Imtiaz, Cricket – Gold medallist, 2010 Asian Games (women's cricket).[7]
- Kiran Baluch, Cricket – Holder of the all-time world record for the highest individual score in women's Test cricket: 242 vs. West Indies, Karachi, March 2004.[8]
- Kishmala Talat, Shooting (10m air pistol) – First Pakistani woman to directly qualify for the Olympic Games via shooting qualification; bronze medallist, 2022 Asian Games; silver medallist, 2019 South Asian Games.[9]
- Kulsoom Hazara, Karate – 6 medals at the South Asian Games; gold medallist, South Asian Karate Championship.[5]
- Mahnoor Ali, Squash – Ranked 2nd in Asian U-13 (2024); gold medallist, U-13 title, US Junior Open (December 2024).[10]
- Maria Toorpakai Wazir, Squash – First girl from Waziristan in international squash; bronze medallist, 2009 World Junior Squash Championships.[11]
- Mehwish Ali, Squash – Topped Pakistan's U-19 women's squash ranking (2024); gold medallist, U-17 category, Hungary Junior Open (2024).[10]
- Naila Kiani, Mountaineering – First Pakistani woman to summit 12 of the 14 eight-thousanders; fastest Pakistani to summit 11 eight-thousanders in under three years; conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2024).[12]
- Naseem Hameed, Athletics (100m) – Titled "Fastest Woman of South Asia"; gold medallist, 100m, 2010 South Asian Games (11.81s); appointed Pakistan's Ambassador of Sports by President Asif Ali Zardari (2010); founder of Naseem Hameed Sports Academy.[13]
- Nida Dar, Cricket – First bowler to take 100 T20I wickets for Pakistan (2021); most capped Pakistan women's T20I cricketer; Pride of Performance Award (2022).[5]
- Palwasha Bashir, Badminton – Bronze medallist, South Asian Games.[14]
- Rabia Ashiq, Athletics (800m) – Competed in the 800m at the 2012 London Olympics; multiple Pakistan national 800m champion.[15]
- Rabia Shahzad, Powerlifting – Three-time Pakistan national champion; set a world record (267.5 kg total, 52kg category) at the 2022 World Powerlifting Championship, Trnava, Slovakia.[1]
- Rubab Raza, Swimming – First Pakistani female Olympic swimmer; competed in the 50m freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics aged 13; two silvers and a bronze at the 2004 South Asian Games.[16]
- Saleema Imtiaz, Cricket (Umpiring) – First Pakistani woman nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires (September 2024); began her umpiring career with the PCB Women's Umpires Panel in 2008.[17]
- Samar Khan, Cycling / Snowboarding – First woman in the world to cycle on the Biafo Glacier (2016); first Pakistani woman to summit and snowboard down Mount Elbrus (2024).[18]
- Samina Baig, Mountaineering – First Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest (2013), complete the Seven Summits (2014), and summit K2 (2022); UNDP Pakistan National Goodwill Ambassador (2018).[19][20]
- Sana Mir, Cricket – Former captain (137 international matches); Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2012); first Pakistani woman inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2025).[21]
- Sehar Sohail, Weightlifting – Gold medallist at a Weightlifting Championship in South Africa (2024, 52kg).[22]
- Shabana Akhtar, Athletics – First Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympic Games (long jump, 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta); 42-time Pakistan national champion (1989–1998).[23]
- Shaiza Khan, Cricket – Founding captain, Pakistan women's national cricket team.[24]
- Shazia Hidayat, Athletics (1500m) – Second Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympic Games (1500m, 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney).[25]
- Sybil Sohail, Weightlifting – First Pakistani woman to win gold at the Asian Weightlifting Championship (Doha, 59kg category); Commonwealth powerlifting champion.[26]
- Twinkle Sohail, Powerlifting – First Pakistani woman to win international gold in powerlifting (Asian Bench Press Championship, Oman, 2015); Commonwealth powerlifting champion.[1]
- Veronica Sohail, Weightlifting – Gold medallist at a Weightlifting Championship in South Africa (2024, 57kg).[22]