Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
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| Birth name | Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 2005 Tamil Nadu, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 103 (WS, 13 August 2024) 77 (WD with Tracy Naluwooza, 17 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 109 (WS) 77 (WD with Tracy Naluwooza) (17 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi (born 6 April 2005) is a Ugandan badminton player.[2] She started playing badminton when she was 10 year old. She had represented Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she played in the women's doubles with Husina Kobugabe. The pair reached the quarter-final where they lost to Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith.[3] In 2023, she won gold at the African Championships for the women's singles.[4]
Achievements
[edit]African Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |  Johanita Scholtz
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15–21, 10–21 |  Bronze
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African Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Johanita Scholtz
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14–21, 21–14, 21–16 |  Gold
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| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |  Kate Ludik
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Walkover |  Silver
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |
 Tracy Naluwooza
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Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens
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Walkover | Bronze
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Africa Junior Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | National Badminton Center, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius | Tracy Naluwooza
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21–16, 21–15 | Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | National Badminton Center, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius |
Tracy Naluwooza
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Michaela Ohlson Tamsyn Smith
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21–15, 21–17 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | National Badminton Center, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius |
Abed Bukenya
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Khemtish Rai Nunda Tiya Bhurtun
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21–19, 17–21, 21–17 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Uganda International | Tracy Naluwooza
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Husina Kobugabe Mable Namakoye
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9–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Uganda International | Tracy Naluwooza
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 Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda
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13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Kampala International | Tracy Naluwooza
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Gayatri Rawat Mansa Rawat
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5–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | South Africa Junior International |  Pei Chen Huang
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21–23, 8-21 | Runner-up
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Uganda Junior International | Tracy Naluwooza
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Diya Chetan Modi Brenda Namanya
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21–5, 21-3 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Uganda Junior International | Paul Makande
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Abed Bukenya Tracy Naluwooza
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21–15, 21-14 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "KNOW YOUR STARS: Badminton teenage sensation Fadilah inspired by father". Kawowo Sports. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Players: Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Badminton - Women's Doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Mohamed Rafi and Opeyori take singles golds at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Fadilah Mohamed Rafi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu
- Racket sportspeople from Tamil Nadu
- Indian emigrants to Uganda
- Ugandan people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- Ugandan female badminton players
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- African Games bronze medalists for Uganda
- 21st-century Ugandan people