Amrita Sawaram

Amrita Sawaram
Personal information
Country  Mauritius
Born (1980-08-13) 13 August 1980
Moka, Mauritius
Residence Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 43 kg (95 lb)
Handedness Right
Event Women's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Mauritius
All-Africa Games
2003 Abuja Mixed team
African Championships
2000 Bauchi Women's singles
2010 Kampala Women's doubles
2010 Kampala Mixed doubles
2006 Algiers Women's doubles
2006 Algiers Mixed team
2004 Rose Hill Women's singles
2004 Rose Hill Women's doubles
1998 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
2006 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Amrita Sawaram (born 13 August 1980) is a Mauritian badminton player. She won the gold medal at the 2000 African Championships in the women's singles event, made her as the first Mauritian female to win that competition.[1] Sawaram competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's singles and doubles event.[2][3] Sawaram also represented her country in three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006.[4]

Achievements

African Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius South Africa Michelle Edwards 5–11, 1–11 Bronze
2000 Bauchi, Nigeria South Africa Chantal Botts 11–9, 11–3 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Kampala, Uganda Mauritius Marlyse Marquer South Africa Annari Viljoen
South Africa Michelle Edwards		 8–21, 11–21 Bronze
2006 Algiers, Algeria Mauritius Karen Foo Kune South Africa Stacey Doubell
South Africa Michelle Edwards		 Bronze
2004 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Mauritius Karen Foo Kune
Bronze
1998 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Mauritius Selvon Marudamuthu South Africa Meagen Burnett
South Africa Michelle Edwards		 1–15, 1–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Kampala, Uganda Mauritius Stephan Beeharry South Africa Roelof Dednam
South Africa Annari Viljoen		 13–21, 8–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 South Africa International Nigeria Grace Daniel 3–11, 2–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Kenya International India Trupti Murgunde 0–11, 1–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Mauritius International South Africa Michelle Edwards 1–11, 3–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Mauritius International South Africa Michelle Edwards 1–7, 2–7, 5–7 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 South Africa International South Africa Michelle Edwards 0–11, 7–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 South Africa International South Africa Meagen Burnett 3–11, 3–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Mauritius International Mauritius Shama Aboobakar Australia Leisha Cooper
Mauritius Yeldi Louison		 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Mauritius International Mauritius Shama Aboobakar Nigeria Susan Ideh
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan		 18–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 South Africa International Mauritius Shama Aboobakar South Africa Chantal Botts
South Africa Michelle Edwards		 5–15, 7–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Kenya International Mauritius Shama Aboobakar Uganda Fiona Nakalema
Uganda Fiona Ssozi		 Walkover 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Kenya International Mauritius Eddy Clarisse Mauritius Stephan Beeharry
Mauritius Shama Aboobakar		 17–16, 15–7 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ↑ "BADMINTON : Championnats d'Afrique, Smashing Mauritius !" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Les Jeux Olympiques: 2000 - Sidney (Australie)" (in French). Africa Badminton. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Amrita Sawaram and Marie-Helene Pierre". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Amrita Sawaram". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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