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Badminton star Mohammed Fadilah Shamika has represented workforce Uganda in numerous tournaments together with Commonwealth Video games (Birmingham, United Kingdom), ISF Championships in Normandy – France, Uganda Worldwide Match (Kampala), Africa Junior Championships (Mauritius) and East Africa Secondary Faculties Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.
All around the world, most sports activities personalities are pushed by numerous causes to play.
From mother and father and different members of the family, buddies, nice sports activities icons, surroundings to sheer ardour for the video games at hand, sports activities personalities are pushed by many alternative components.
Ugandan teenage Badminton lady participant Mohammed Fadilah Shamika was impressed to play this sport by father, Mohammed Rafi.
I began taking part in Badminton after I was 10 years previous. I used to be impressed by my father Mohammed Rafi who additionally performed the sport. Since then, he has at all times supported me in taking part in the sport and made me the participant I’m right now.
Mohammed Fadilah Shamika, Badminton participant
Shamika was born on 6th April 2005 to Mohammed Rafi and Barveen Shaji of Tamilnadu in India as a firstborn youngster.
On the age of 1 yr, his mother and father moved to Uganda, the place they’ve lived ever since.
Shamika has represented workforce Uganda in numerous tournaments together with the Commonwealth Video games (Birmingham, United Kingdom), ISF Gymnasiade in Normandy – France, Uganda Worldwide Match (Kampala), Africa Junior Championships (Mauritius) and East Africa Secondary Faculties Championships in Kigali , Rwanda.
Her greatest recreation for the reason that 2022 Commonwealth video games in Birmingham when she confronted world quantity ten, Kristine Gilmour.
Though she misplaced 2-0 to the world’s quantity ten participant, Shamika felt that she gave her greatest shot within the match.
“The match towards Kristine Gilmour on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games will stay in my reminiscence. I confronted the world quantity ten and regardless that I misplaced the match, I gave my greatest effort” Shamika whose greatest stroke was the smash recollects.
After the Commonwealth Video games, Shamika additionally represented the nation on the East African secondary video games in Rwanda, then the Africa Junior championship in Mauritius.
Earlier within the yr, he performed within the Uganda Worldwide match on the MTN Indoor Area, Lugogo and was a part of workforce Uganda on the World Faculties video games (Gymnasiade) in Normandy metropolis, France.
In France, Fadilah and Naluwooza completed seventh after they bowed on the quarter last stage to Frolova Varvara and Sofiia Lavrova of Ukraine, 2-0 (21-09 and 21-10).
The Ugandan ladies’s pair then recovered from a set all the way down to beat Alexander Irene Elsa and Rajith Rinitha of the UAE, 2-1 (9-21, 21-18 and 21-12).
Within the subsequent hurdle, they fell to the Indian duo of Nandakumar Prerana and Sanjay Hashini 2-0 (21-10, 21-12).
Fadilah had her major schooling at Kampala Mother and father faculty the place she was a bursary scheme.
She then moved to Kibuli Secondary Faculty for S1 earlier than transferring to Rubaga Women Faculty (nonetheless on full bursary) the place she is presently on senior 4 go away finishing her bizarre stage examinations.
Arithmetic was his greatest topic with a French instructor, a Joseph who was his greatest instructor.
On any given day, a well-prepared pizza is his greatest dish.
He has competed within the prestigious Uganda Worldwide Badminton match 5 occasions (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and most just lately 2022).
Profile:
- Full Identify: Fadilah Shamika Mohammed
- Mother and father: Mohammed Rafi & Barveen Shaji
- Date of Beginning: 6th April 2005
- Place of Beginning: Tamilnadu, India
- Badminton Debut: 2013, aged 10 years
- Function Mannequin: Father, Mohammed Rafi
- Greatest match: In opposition to Kristine Gilmour (on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games)
- Greatest Stroke: Crushed
- Favourite dish: Pizza
- Training: Mother and father of Kampala, Kibuli, Rubaga Women (S2-S4)
- Greatest Topic: Arithmetic
- Greatest Trainer: Tr. Joseph (French Trainer)
- Main Tournaments are taking part in: Commonwealth Video games 2022 (England), ISF Gymnasiade Video games 2022 (France), Africa Junior Championship 2022 (Mauritius), East African Video games 2018 (Rwanda), Uganda Worldwide 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (Kampala)