Hadia Hosny


Hadia Hosny El Said is an Egyptian badminton player playing in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. She won the women's singles title at the 2010 African Championships, and emerged as the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2019 African Games. She was part of the national team that for the first time won the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championships, and also claimed the women's doubles title in the individual competition.

Personal life

She is currently working as a teaching assistant in the British University in Egypt faculty of pharmacy. She received her master's degree from the University of Bath in Biological Sciences.

Career

Hadia first started rhythmic gymnastics following the footsteps of her older sister and African rhythmic gymnastics champion Nadine Hosny El Said, as well as squash and horse riding. She started playing badminton in 2000. Her squash coach Tamer Raafet at school was in Egypt national badminton team, and she had just quit gymnastics for an injury the year before and it was hard to get back, then she decide to try badminton.
In September 2013, it was reported that she was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Hadia Started her own Hadia Hosny Badminton Academy in Heliopolis Sporting club and Black ball to train the future generation of athletes in badminton and help the spreading of the sport more.

Achievements

African Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Kate Foo Kune12–21, 10–21 Bronze

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
Doha Hany Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–9, 21–16 Gold
2007Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
Alaa Youssef
Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Gymnase Étienne Mongha,
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Abdelrahman Kashkal Willem Viljoen
Michelle Butler-Emmett
17–21, 19–21 Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan14–21, 18–21 Bronze
2018Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Kate Foo Kune13–21, 21–18, 11–21 Bronze
2017John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Kate Foo Kune21–16, 14–21, 8–21 Silver
2013National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Kate Foo Kune18–21, 16–21 Bronze
2010Sharing Youth Centre, Kampala, Uganda Stacey Doubell21–17, 21–12 Gold

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
Doha Hany Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–14, 21–17 Gold
2018Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne,
Algiers, Algeria
Doha Hany Juliette Ah-Wan
Allisen Camille
18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Silver
2017John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
Doha Hany Michelle Butler-Emmett
Jennifer Fry
12–21, 21–15, 12–21 Silver
2011Marrakesh, Morocco Dina Nagy Maria Braimah
Susan Ideh
19–21, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
Ahmed Salah Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
21–17, 16–21, 8–21 Bronze
2019Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ahmed Salah Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
23–21, 17–21, 13–21 Bronze
2018Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne,
Algiers, Algeria
Ahmed Salah Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
21–19, 17–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (20 titles, 24 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2018Cameroon International Doha Hany21–15, 15–21, 21–16 Winner
2018Uganda International Kate Foo Kune19–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2016Botswana International Evgeniya Kosetskaya8–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2016South Africa International Evgeniya Kosetskaya8–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015Egypt International Doha Hany21–16, 24–26, 21–17 Winner
2014Botswana International Grace Gabriel15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014Ethiopia International Grace Gabriel6–11, 7–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2013South Africa International Telma Santos6–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2013Uganda International Saili Rane12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2010Mauritius International Elisa Chanteur13–21, 7–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Kenya International Doha Hany Palwasha Bashir
Mahoor Shahzad
21–13, 21–17 Winner
2019Zambia International Doha Hany Nour Ahmed Youssri
Jana Ashraf
21–9, 21–11 Winner
2019Cameroon International Doha Hany Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze
Laeticia Guefack Ghomsi
21–6, 21–3 Winner
2019Algeria International Doha Hany Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019Côte d'Ivoire International Doha Hany Samin Abedkhojasteh
Sorayya Aghaei
20–22, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Benin International Doha Hany Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Kenya International Doha Hany Vytaute Fomkinaite
Gerda Voitechovskaja
15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Uganda International Doha Hany Samin Abedkhojasteh
Domou Amro
21–17, 12–21, 24–22 Winner
2018Cameroon International Doha Hany Louise Lisane Mbas
Stella Joel Ngadjui
21–7, 21–9 Winner
2018Uganda International Doha Hany Evelyn Siamupangila
Ogar Siamupangila
21–17, 21–18 Winner
2018Algeria International Doha Hany Halla Bouksani
Linda Mazri
21–19, 21–11 Winner
2017Uganda International Doha Hany Evelyn Siamupangila
Ogar Siamupangila
21–10, 21–10 Winner
2016Botswana International Doha Hany Evelyn Siamupangila
Ogar Siamupangila
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2015Egypt International Doha Hany Nadine Ashraf
Menna Eltanany
28–26, 21–13 Winner
2014Nigeria International Bridget Shamim Bangi Tosin Dami Atolagbe
Fatima Azeez
11–5, 11–10, 11–10 Winner
2011Ethiopia International Rajae Rochdy Roza Dilla Mohammed
Bezawit Tekle Asfaw
21–8, 21–10 Winner
2011Namibia International Rajae Rochdy Michelle Butler-Emmett
Stacey Doubell
14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008Syria International Sabereh Kabiri Negin Amiripour
Sahar Zamanian
16–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Zambia International Ahmed Salah Adham Hatem Elgamal
Doha Hany
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Cameroon International Ahmed Salah Adham Hatem Elgamal
Doha Hany
Walkover Runner-up
2019Côte d'Ivoire International Ahmed Salah Howard Shu
Paula Lynn Obanana
16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019Kenya International Ahmed Salah Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
Domou Amro
21–11, 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2018Cameroon International Ahmed Salah Adham Hatem Elgamal
Doha Hany
21–13, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2016Botswana International Georges Julien Paul Anatoliy Yartsev
Evgeniya Kosetskaya
12–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2016Uganda International Abdelrahman Kashkal Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef
Mazahreh Leina Fehmi
21–16, 16–21, 21–11 Winner
2015South Africa International Abdelrahman Kashkal Andries Malan
> Jennifer Fry
21–12, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Botswana International Abdelrahman Kashkal Juma Muwowo
Ogar Siamupangila
22–20, 21–14 Winner
2015Zambia International Abdelrahman Kashkal Juma Muwowo
Ogar Siamupangila
21–15, 21–8 Winner
2015Egypt International Abdelrahman Kashkal Ahmed Salah
Menna Eltanany
18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2013South Africa International Abdelrahman Kashkal Sahir Edoo
Yeldie Louison
21–12, 21–19 Winner
2013Botswana International Abdelrahman Kashkal Sahir Edoo
Yeldie Louison
15–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2013Uganda International Abdelrahman Kashkal Mahmoud El Sayad
Nadine Ashraf
21–14, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2011Namibia International Abdelrahman Kashkal Luke Chong
Victoria Na
21–14, 16–21, 22–20 Winner
2011Mauritius International Abdelrahman Kashkal Dorian James
Michelle Claire Edwards
16–21, 11–21 Runner-up