Palwasha Bashir

Palwasha Bashir
Personal information
Country Pakistan
Born (1987-10-20) October 20, 1987
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRaziuddin Ahmad
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking209 (WS 27 October 2016)
185 (WD 28 April 2016)
720 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
2010 DhakaWomen's singles
2019 Kathmandu-PokharaWomen's team
BWF profile

Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan. Bashir was crowned the national champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles. Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years at different international competitions. Initially, she was a rising star on the national level, winning back-to-back national titles. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games held in Dhaka. This achievement led her to a greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games, as well as the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.