Nicki Chan-Lam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Nicola Chan Lam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 4 November 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | St Albans, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 230 (2 Jun 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nicola Chan-Lam (born 4 November 1991) is a former English badminton player who later represented Mauritius. [1] Chan-Lam competed for Mauritius at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] She was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. [4] In 2015, she won a bronze medal in the women's singles event and a gold medal in the mixed team event at the African Games. [5]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Grace Gabriel | 9–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
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