Shaama Sandooyea (born 7 January 1997) is a Mauritian badminton player, a climate activist and a marine biologist.[1][2][3][4] Sandooyea competed at the 2014 African Youth Games, and won a silver and a bronze medal in the girls' doubles and singles respectively.[5] She also helped the team claim the bronze medal.[6]
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| Country | Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 369 (WS 13 February 2014) 325 (WD 16 January 2014) 613 (XD 13 September 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In March 2021, while in a research mission with Greenpeace, she was part of the first underwater protest of the global climate strike.[7]
Achievements edit
African Youth Games edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana |  Janke van der Vyver
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21–23, 16–21 |  Bronze
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana |
 Aurélie Allet
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 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Deborah Ukeh
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15–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Mauritius International | Shama Aboobakar
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 Allisen Camille Cynthia Course
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16–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Shaama Sandooyea". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Shaama Sandooyea Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Isabelle Gerretsen, Sarah Lazarus, Yoonjung Seo (14 March 2019). "'We don't have time to wait:' Teenagers fight for a greener planet". CNN. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ ""Grève pour le climat" : Shaama Sandooyea, 24 ans, a organisé la première manifestation sous-marine au large des Seychelles". Franceinfo (in French). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "BADMINTON : Le sans-faute de Julien Paul" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "BADMINTON : Tournoi par équipes, Le Nigeria domine l'Afrique du Sud, Maurice en bronze" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Greenpeace, Source (19 March 2021). "Activist dives for global climate strike in first underwater protest for the planet – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links edit
- Shaama Sandooyea at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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