Fadilah Mohamed Rafi

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Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Fadilah Shamika.jpg
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameFadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi
CountryUganda
Born (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)
Tamil Nadu, India [1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking103 (WS, 13 August 2024)
77 (WD with Tracy Naluwooza, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking109 (WS)
77 (WD with Tracy Naluwooza) (17 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Accra Women's singles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Benoni Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Douala Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Douala Women's doubles
Africa Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Kampala Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rose Hill Girls' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rose Hill Girls' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rose Hill Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi (born 6 April 2005) is a Ugandan badminton player. [2] She started playing badminton when she was 10 year old. She had represented Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she played in the women's doubles with Husina Kobugabe. The pair reached the quarter-final where they lost to Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith. [3] In 2023, she won gold at the African Championships for the women's singles. [4]

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Achievements

African Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz 15–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz 14–21, 21–14, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Ludik Walkover Med 2.png Silver
2025 Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany 10–21, 20–22 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of South Africa.svg Amy Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Deidre Laurens 		Walkover Med 3.png Bronze
2025 Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of South Africa.svg Amy Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz 		15–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Africa Junior Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022National Badminton Center, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza 21–16, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022National Badminton Center,
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius		 Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of South Africa.svg Michaela Ohlson
Flag of South Africa.svg Tamsyn Smith		21–15, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022National Badminton Center,
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius		 Flag of Uganda.svg Abed Bukenya Flag of Mauritius.svg Khemtish Rai Nunda
Flag of Mauritius.svg Tiya Bhurtun		21–19, 17–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Uganda International Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of Uganda.svg Husina Kobugabe
Flag of Uganda.svg Mable Namakoye 		9–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Uganda International Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda
Flag of India.svg Swetaparna Panda 		13–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Kampala International Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of India.svg Gayatri Rawat
Flag of India.svg Mansa Rawat 		5–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2022South Africa Junior International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Pei Chen Huang21–23, 8-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Girls' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Uganda Junior International Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza Flag of Uganda.svg Diya Chetan Modi
Flag of Uganda.svg Brenda Namanya		21–5, 21-3Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Uganda Junior International Flag of Uganda.svg Paul Makande Flag of Uganda.svg Abed Bukenya
Flag of Uganda.svg Tracy Naluwooza		21–15, 21-14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "KNOW YOUR STARS: Badminton teenage sensation Fadilah inspired by father". Kawowo Sports. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Players: Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Badminton - Women's Doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mohamed Rafi and Opeyori take singles golds at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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