Amrita Sawaram

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]

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

Achievements

African Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Mauritius International	Shama Aboobakar	Leisha Cooper Yeldi Louison		Runner-up
2009	Mauritius International	Shama Aboobakar	Susan Ideh Juliette Ah-Wan	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2005	South Africa International	Shama Aboobakar	Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2005	Kenya International	Shama Aboobakar	Fiona Nakalema Fiona Ssozi	Walkover	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Kenya International	Eddy Clarisse	Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar	17–16, 15–7	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.

External links

• Amrita Sawaram at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Amrita Sawaram at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)