Mahoor Shahzad
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| Born | 17 October 1996 Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | 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) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
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]
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
