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Birth name | Juliette Chantal Ah-Wan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Victoria, Seychelles | 29 April 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb; 7.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juliette Chantal Ah-Wan (born 29 April 1981) is a badminton player from Seychelles. [1] Born in Victoria, Seychelles, Ah-Wan debuted in 1995 at the age 0f 14. [2] [3] In 2007, she awarded as Sportslady of the Year. [3] Ah-Wan has competed in some international tournament, including 2008 Summer Olympics, and Commonwealth Games from 2002–2018. [4] [5]
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.
Victoria is the capital and largest city of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government. In 2010, the population of Greater Victoria was 26,450 out of the country's total population of 90,945.
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 22–20, 18–21, 21–14 | |||
2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | 21–14, 21–17 |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | 21–15, 21–7 | ||
2006 | Algiers, Algeria | 21–10, 21–12 | ||
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | 7–3, 7–4, 7–3 |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria | 21–18, 13–21, 21–18 | |||
2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | 17–21, 20–22 | |||
2013 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | |||
2010 | Kampala, Uganda | 15–21, 11–21 | |||
2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | 19–21, 21–19, 17–21 | |||
2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | 17–21, 19–21 | |||
2006 | Algiers, Algeria | 12–21, 21–23 | |||
2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||||
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | 2–7, 3–7, 5–7 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | 21–18, 20–22, 16–21 | |||
2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | 21–16, 11–21, 21–15 | |||
2006 | Algiers, Algeria | 21–16, 17–21, 21–16 |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Mauritius International | 13–21, 17–21 | ||
1999 | Kenya International | 11–2, 13–11 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Mauritius International | 21–18, 21–17 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Mauritius International | 17–21, 16–21 | |||
2007 | Mauritius International | 9–21, 17–21 | |||
2006 | Mauritius International | 17–21, 20–22 | |||
2001 | Mauritius International | 2–7, 3–7, 8–7 | |||
1999 | Kenya International | 15–10, 15–6 |
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