Karen Foo Kune

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The Honourable
Karen Foo Kune
Karen Foo Kune, 2020.jpg
Foo Kune in 2020
Junior Minister for Youth and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2024
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 November 2019
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 MaputoMixed team
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Casablanca Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 CasablancaMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Algiers Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 AlgiersWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Rose HillWomen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Rose HillMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Rose HillMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Nairobi Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 MarrakeshMixed team
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Rose Hill Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team
BWF profile

Eileen Karen Lee Chin Foo Kune (born 29 May 1982) is a Mauritian badminton player and politician. She was the Mauritian sportswoman of the year in 2004 and 2009. [1] [2] She participated in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and made it to the Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006, and 2010. [3] In 2011, she won the bronze medals at the All-Africa Games in the women's doubles and mixed team event. [4]

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Achievements

African Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Flag of Mauritius.svg Priscilla Pillay-Vinayagam Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell
Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen 		10–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006 Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan 9–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of South Africa.svg Kerry-Lee Harrington 15–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Mohammed V Indoor Sport Complex,
Casablanca, Morocco		 Flag of Mauritius.svg Anusha Dajee Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 		7–0, 7–8, 0–7 Med 3.png Bronze
2004 National Badminton Centre,
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius		 Flag of Mauritius.svg Amrita Sawaram Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg		 Med 3.png Bronze
2006 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria		 Flag of Mauritius.svg Amrita Sawaram Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards		 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius		 Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards		19–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen 		21–19, 9–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius		 Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry Flag of Seychelles.svg Georgie Cupidon
Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan 		14–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002 Kenya International Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel 0–7, 5–7, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Uganda International Flag of Uganda.svg Margaret Nankabirwa 21–16, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Mongolia International Flag of Slovakia.svg Monika Fašungová 21–18, 12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Kenya International Flag of Mauritius.svg Anusha Dajee Flag of Kenya.svg Rose Wanjala
Flag of Kenya.svg Deepa A. Shah 		7–2, 7–1, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Mauritius International Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Kerry-Lee Harrington 		21–15, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Mauritius International Flag of Indonesia.svg Yoga Ukikasah Flag of France.svg Oliver Fossy
Flag of France.svg Elisa Chanteur 		22–20, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "MSC National Sports Award 2004 : Foo Kune et Chimier champions des champions" (in French). AllAfrica. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eric Milazar et Karen Foo Kune auréolés aux MSC National Sports Awards" (in French). L'Express . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Karen Foo Kune Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "10es Jeux d'Afrique – Badminton: La paire Foo Kune-Vinayagum-Pillay en bronze" (in French). Le Mauricien . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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