Aisha Akram

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Ayesha Akram
Personal information
Country Pakistan
EventSingles, doubles and mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Women's team
BWF profile

Aisha Akram also spelt Ayesha Akram is a former badminton player from Pakistan.

Career[]

National[]

Akram is a two-time (2005, 2007) national champion.[1] She represented National Bank of Pakistan domestically.[2] In the 51st National badminton championship held at Rodham Hall, Islamabad in 2008, defending singles champion, Akram lost to in the final. Earlier in the semi-finals she had beaten Sara Mohmand, 21-17, 21-17.[2] In the women's double, she reached the finals against Sara Mohmad and Sara Khan with her teammate, Palwasha Bashir. They beat Uzma Butt and Saima Waqas of Wapda, 21-14 and 21-16 in the semi-finals.[2]

International[]

Akram has represented Pakistan internationally in singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.

In 1995, she participated in singles (lost in round of 128), women's doubles with Zarina Jamal (lost in round of 128) and mixed doubles with Islam Amir (lost in round of 64) events at the BWF World Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3] Two years later (1997), she competed in the singles (lost in round of 64) and women's doubles with Asma Butt (lost in round of 32) qualification rounds at the BWF World Championships held in Glasgow, UK[3]

In 2006, she competed at the South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She won a bronze medal in the women's team event with , Saima Manzoor, and .[4]

In 2008, Akram won the mixed doubles title at the Syria International Series with .[5]

In 2010, she participated in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events at the 11th South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In women's doubles she partnered with Palwasha Bashir reaching the quarter-finals before falling to the Sri Lanka pair of Renu Chandrika de Silva Hettiarachchige and Nadeesha Gayanthi M. by 8-21 and 17-21.[6] In mixed doubles she partnered with reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Sri Lankan pair of Niluka Karunaratne and Renu Chandrika de Silva Hettiarachchige (7-21,20-22).[6]

Events participated in:

  1. BWF World Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland - 1995
  2. Qualification rounds, BWF World Championships, Glasgow, UK - 1997
  3. Iran Fajr International - 2003[3]
  4. Iran Fajr International - 2004[3]
  5. Pakistan Satellite - 2004
  6. South Asian Games, Islamabad, Pakistan - 2004
  7. Iran Fajr International - 2005
  8. Nepal Satellite - 2005
  9. India Satellite - 2005
  10. South Asian Games, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2006
  11. India International Challenge - 2007[7]
  12. Pakistan International Challenge - 2007
  13. Syria International Series, Damascus , Syria - 2008[8]
  14. Nepal International Series, Kathmandu, Nepal - 2008[8]
  15. Iran Fajr International Series, Tehran,Iran - 2009
  16. South Asian Games, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2010

Events entered but did not compete in:

  1. Asian Championships 1997[3]
  2. US Open 1998[3]

Achievements[]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)[]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Pakistan India
Syria 		13-21, 21-18, 21-17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner[5]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Pakistan Badminton Federation (Champions), Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Umer, Wajid qualify for badminton final". DAWN.COM. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Aisha Akram (tournaments), BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ 10th South Asian Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 19 November 2020
  5. ^ a b "BWF - Syria International Series 2008 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. ^ a b "Aisha Akram (tournaments - 2010), BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ "Aisha Akram (tournaments - 2007) BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. ^ a b "Aisha Akram (tournaments - 2008) BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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