Top-notch Mahoor Shehzad hopes to represent Pakistan in 2020 Olympics
Pakistani badminton player Mahoor Shehzad is currently ranked 168th in the World singles rankings, but her recent bronze medal in the 2019 Bulgarian International Championship has given her hope that she can climb the mountain to enter the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to represent Pakistan.
Pakistani badminton player Mahoor Shehzad is currently ranked 168th in the World singles rankings, but her recent bronze medal in the 2019 Bulgarian International Championship has given her hope that she can climb the mountain to enter the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to represent Pakistan.
Mahoor will compete in Dubai International Challenge 2019, slated to be held from 16th October Dubai, United Arab Emirates where Karachi-born Mahoor is up against Isabel Zhong of USA in women singles round of 64.
The Pakistan number one badminton player, who is being managed by Pakistan’s First Global Sports Agency Magnus Sports, said that she feels great to have won her first medal of 2019.
“It feels great as this is my first international medal in 2019,” Mahoor said. “Travelling alone and managing everything on my own was challenging but walking to the podium to receive my award made it all worth it. I have been working really hard for this and was waiting for this moment since a long time.”
Pakistanis are cricket fanatics are there is no doubt about it, but thanks to the social media athletes from other sports are also getting recognition. Mahoor’s bronze medal was also celebrated well by Pakistanis and she says it is “amazing to see people appreciating you”.
“I feel blessed that my achievement was recognised by many people and media also gave it coverage. It’s simply so amazing to see people appreciating you and I could feel the love and support in each and every comment on my social media accounts,” she said.
