Player Mahoor Shahzad claims bronze medal in BIC 2019

KARACHI: Badminton player Mahoor Shahzad has claimed a bronze medal in the Bulgarian International Championships (BIC) 2019.

The badminton player posted on twitter that her journey in the Bulgarian International Championship 2019 concluded with a bronze medal for Pakistan.

My journey in the Bulgarian International Championship 2019 concluded with a bronze medal for Pakistan. As the only Pakistani player participating in the tournament, I’m quite satisfied at making it to the top 3. I am gratified by the support, and working hard for the next events pic.twitter.com/lqnNpVpAMt

— Mahoor Shahzad (@OfficialMahoor) October 7, 2019

Mahoor Shahzad beat Turkish player Aslihan Ayna by 21-14, 21-8 in Round 16 and went on to claim a 21-11, 21-20 win over Bulgaria’s Tanya Ivanova in the quarter-finals.

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The campaign of Mahoor Shahzad came to an end with a 17-21, 12-21 defeat to Getter Saar of Estonia in the semifinals.

Inga Sadaic and Mahoor Shahzad, who could not progress beyond the semi-final stage, were awarded the bronze medals.

Mahoor Shahzad, a 22-year-old is a badminton player from Karachi, who is ranked 165 in the standings, had a walkover in Round 32.