Shaama Sandooyea

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Shaama Sandooyea
Personal information
CountryMauritius
Born (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking369 (WS 13 February 2014)
325 (WD 16 January 2014)
613 (XD 13 September 2012)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Girls' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

Shaama Sandooyea (born 7 January 1997) is a Mauritian badminton player, a climate activist and a marine biologist. [1] [2] [3] [4] Sandooyea competed at the 2014 African Youth Games, and won a silver and a bronze medal in the girls' doubles and singles respectively. [5] She also helped the team claim the bronze medal. [6]

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In March 2021, while in a research mission with Greenpeace, she was part of the first underwater protest of the global climate strike. [7]

Achievements

African Youth Games

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of South Africa.svg Janke van der Vyver 21–23, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana
Flag of Mauritius.svg Aurélie Allet Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Deborah Ukeh
15–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Mauritius International Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar Flag of Seychelles.svg Allisen Camille
Flag of Seychelles.svg Cynthia Course
16–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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  2. "Shaama Sandooyea Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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  6. "BADMINTON : Tournoi par équipes, Le Nigeria domine l'Afrique du Sud, Maurice en bronze" (in French). Le Mauricien . Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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