Mahoor Shahzad


Mahoor Shahzad is a Pakistani badminton player. She has competed at the 2014 Asian Games, and also at the [Badminton at the Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Commonwealth Games|2018] and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She represented Pakistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after receiving a tripartite invitation, becoming the first Pakistani badminton player to compete at the Olympic Games. She was also Pakistan's flag bearer at the opening ceremony along with the sports shooter Muhammad Khalil Akhtar.

Education

Shahzad graduated from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in 2018, with Economics and Mathematics as her subjects.

Career

Shahzad began playing badminton in 2008 in Karachi. She is a six-time national badminton champion of Pakistan. She won the women's singles titles at the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Pakistan International Series.

Achievements

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

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Pakistan Internationalsilver2

Personal life

Shahzad's father, Muhammad Shahzad, is an indoor rower athlete. Her sister, Rabia Shahzad, is a weightlifter who has won several international medals for Pakistan.