Pakistan women's national badminton team

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Pakistan women's national badminton team
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The Pakistan women's national badminton team represents Pakistan in international badminton competitions. It is administered by the Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF). Members of the team compete in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team events at competitions including continental and regional games (Asian and South Asian Games) and continental championships.

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Team Members

Current Members
NameClub (domestic)CompetitionsEvents
Bushra Qayyum WAPDA [1] South Asian Games: 2019 [2]
Ghazala Siddique WAPDA [1] South Asian Games: 2019 [2] Doubles and team event
Huma Javeed South Asian Games: 2019 [2]
Mahoor Shahzad WAPDA [1] Asian Games: 2014, [3] 2018 [4]
Commonwealth Games: 2018 [5]
South Asian Games: 2019 [2] 		AG: Singles (2014, [3] 2018), doubles (2014, [3] 2018 [4] ) and mixed doubles (2014) [3] team (2018)
CG: Singles (2018), [6] doubles (2018) [7] mixed doubles (2018) [8]

SAG:

Palwasha Bashir NBP [1] Asian Games: 2014 [9]

Commonwealth Games: 2018 [5]
South Asian Games: 2010, [10] 2019 [2]

AG: Singles, doubles and mixed doubles [9]
CG: Singles (2018) [6] doubles (2018) [7] mixed doubles (2018) [8]
SAG: Singles (2010), [11] doubles (2010) [11] and mixed doubles (2010) [11]
Saima Manzoor (aka Saima WaqasAsian Games: 2018AG: women's doubles, mixed doubles and team (doubles)
Sehra Akram WAPDA [1] Asian Games: 2018 [12]

South Asian Games: 2019 [2]

Singles and doubles [12] and team event


Former Members
NameClub (domestic)CompetitionsEvents
Afshan Shakeel Asian Games: 1990Singles, doubles and mixed doubles [13]
Afshan Shuja
Aisha Akram South Asian Games: 2004, [14] 2006, [15] 2010 [10]
Aneeqa Rana South Asian Games: 2010, [10] Doubles [16]
Asma Butt South Asian Games: 2004, [14] 2006 [15]
Farzana Saleem South Asian Games: 2004, [14] 2006 [15]
Farzana Shaheen Rafique South Asian Games: 2004 [14]
Ghazala Wadood Asian Games: 1990Singles, doubles and mixed doubles [17]
Ismat Saeed
Khizra Rasheed South Asian Games: 2016, [18]
Saima Manzoor/Saima WaqasSouth Asian Games: 2004, [14] 2006 [15]
Sara Khan South Asian Games: 2010, [10] Singles and doubles [19]
Shamim Akhtar World Badminton Championships: 1993Mixed doubles
Sidra Hamid South Asian Games: 2010, [10] 2016 [18]
Talat Sultana Asian Games: 1974
Uzma Butt South Asian Games: 2004, [14] 2006, [15] 2010 [10]
Zahida Ali South Asian Games: 2004 [14]
Zarina Jamal Women's Islamic Games: 1993

World Badminton Championships: 1993

Singles, doubles and team (women)

Mixed doubles

Results

Asian Games

YearResult (singles)PositionResult (doubles)PositionResult (mixed)PositionResult (team)Position


Commonwealth Games

YearSinglesDoublesMixed doublesMixed team
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast 2018 Shahzad: 9th [20]
Bashir: 33 [21] 		Shahzad and Bashir: 17th [20] [21] Shahzad and Ali: 33rd [20]
Bashir and Irfan Saeed Bhatti: 33 [21] 		Pakistan: 9th [20] [21]

Islamic Solidarity Games

YearResult (singles)Result (doubles)Result (team)
Flag of Iran.svg Tehran (1993)Winner [22] Winner [22] Winner [22]


South Asian Games

YearSinglesPositionDoublesPositionMixedPositionTeamPosition
Flag of Pakistan.svg Islamabad 2004Semi-Finalist3rd [14] Semi-Finalist3rd, [14] Semi-Finalist3rd, [14]
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo 2006Semi-Finalist3rd [15] Semi-Finalist3rd [15]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka 2010Semi-Finalist

Quarter-Finalist [23]

3rd [10] Quarter-finalist [24]

Quarter-finalist [24]

Quarter-Finalist [25]

Quarter-Finalist [25]

Flag of India.svg Guwahati 2016Semi-Finalist3rd [18]
Flag of Nepal.svg Kathmandu 2019Semi-Finalist3rd [2]

Medals

Islamic Solidarity Games
YearGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Iran.svg Tehran (1993)3003


South Asian Games
YearGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Pakistan.svg Islamabad 20040033
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo 20060022
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka 20100011
Flag of India.svg Guwahati 20160011
Flag of Nepal.svg Kathmandu 20190011
Total0088


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