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Manaal Tariq's career

Manaal Tariq was born on 28th September, 1999 in Lahore, and has a qualification of BA. Manaal was only 14 when she started playing Badminton, and developed a passion for it, representing her school in matches.

After realising her ability to improve and the growing talent, Manaal decided to take her game to a different level. She started getting coaching in Defence Club by Coach Intikhab Akram. 


The 1st professional tournament that she played was the National Junior Championship (U-16) at Abbottabad in 2016, where she represented Team Punjab and won a Gold medal. Manaal was also the U-16 National Champion in 2014, as well as in 2015 (WS & WD). At the 15th All Pakistan Aamir Rokhari Ranking Tournament, she was Runner's Up (Team event). The champion went on to become U-19 National champion in 2016, as well as in the next year (double crowned), which proved to be a huge benefit for her game career. 


In 2018, Manaal travelled to Iran to participate in Iran Junior International Championship. She also reached the Pre-Quarter Finals of National Championship 2018, and played Women's doubles Semifinal in the National championship 2019. Manaal's first major upset was a straight set win in National Championship held in University Grounds against Saima Waqas.

However, just when everything was going  well, Manaal had to face a downfall in her career; she fractured her back as well as had to undergo a knee surgery. These are the turning points in the lives of athletes, which all fear. However, situations feel better when one is surrounded by strong supporters, as in the case of Manaal, her friends and family played a huge role in keeping her mentally grounded and kept her chin up.


Manaal's highest rank has been 8th (WS) and is currently on 26th spot. She aims to represent her country in Olympics one day, and highlight the talent of Pakistan on an International Level. 



Written by: Muhammad Anas Akhtar (Admin FBCOP)



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