Maldives badminton star clinches gold in IOIG women’s singles
Nabeeha became the first Maldivian badminton player to win gold.
27 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
A Maldivian badminton player on Friday won a gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.
Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq beat her opponent from the Seychelles in two straight sets to secure the first gold medal for the Maldives in badminton at an international tournament.
Nabeeha and her sister Nabaha also took silver in the badminton doubles event after they were edged out by players from host nation Mauritius.
The historic achievement comes after the Maldives women’s table tennis team won the country’s first gold medal in a team event last week. The girls have since become national icons, drawing plaudits and inspiring sentiments of national pride on social media.
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