Zainab Damilola Alabi

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Zainab Damilola Alabi
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 20)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb) [1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking246 (WS 22 October 2019)
404 (XD 10 September 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rabat Mixed team
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Port Harcourt Women's singles
African Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Algiers Girls' singbles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Algiers Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Algiers Girls' team
BWF profile

Zainab Damilola Alabi (born 16 October 2002) is Nigerian badminton player. [2] She participated in major badminton events at both local and international level. As a junior player, she won three bronze medals at the 2018 African Youth Games held in Algiers, Algeria. [3] Alabi then won the women's singles bronze medal at the 2019 African Championships, and also the mixed team gold medal at the 2019 Rabat African Games. [1]

Contents

Achievements

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan 20–22, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg Halla Bouksani 18–21, 13–12 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,
Algiers, Algeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg Daniel Christopher Egbonyi Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmad Balarabe Umar
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
18–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Athlete Profile: Alabi Zainab Damilola". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Player: Zainab Damilola Alabi". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "BCA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. Badminton Confederation Africa. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.