Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player, born in Karachi,

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. Bashir was crowned as the National Champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles. Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years in different International competitions. Initially rising as a star on a national level by winning back-to-back national titles. She won the bronze medal at the

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held in

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. This achievement led her to a greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games,

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and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.

Achievements

South Asian Games

''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

Pakistan Badminton Federation homepagePalwasha Bashir Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bashir, Palwasha 1987 births Living people Racket sportspeople from Karachi Pakistani female badminton players Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Pakistan South Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games medalists in badminton