Amrita Sawaram

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Amrita Sawaram
Personal information
CountryFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Born (1980-08-13) 13 August 1980 (age 41)
Moka, Mauritius
Residence Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed team
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Bauchi Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kampala Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kampala Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Algiers Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Algiers Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Rose Hill Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Amrita Sawaram (born 13 August 1980) is a Mauritian badminton player. She won the gold medal at the 2000 African Championships in the women's singles event, made her as the first Mauritian female to win that competition. [1] Sawaram competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's singles and doubles event. [2] [3] Sawaram also represented her country in three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006. [4]

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Achievements

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 5–11, 1–11 Med 3.png Bronze
2000 Bauchi, Nigeria Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts 11–9, 11–3 Med 1.png Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Kampala, Uganda Flag of Mauritius.svg Marlyse Marquer Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
8–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2006 Algiers, Algeria Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Med 3.png Bronze
2004 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Med 3.png Bronze
1998 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.svg Selvon Marudamuthu Flag of South Africa.svg Meagen Burnett
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
1–15, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Kampala, Uganda Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry Flag of South Africa.svg Roelof Dednam
Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen
13–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2005 South Africa International Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel 3–11, 2–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Kenya International Flag of India.svg Trupti Murgunde 0–11, 1–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Mauritius International Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 1–11, 3–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Mauritius International Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 1–7, 2–7, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 0–11, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Meagen Burnett 3–11, 3–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Mauritius International Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisha Cooper
Flag of Mauritius.svg Yeldi Louison
Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Mauritius International Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar Flag of Nigeria.svg Susan Ideh
Flag of the Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan
18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 South Africa International Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
5–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Kenya International Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar Flag of Uganda.svg Fiona Nakalema
Flag of Uganda.svg Fiona Ssozi
WalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Kenya International Flag of Mauritius.svg Eddy Clarisse Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry
Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar
17–16, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

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