Soraya Aghaei becomes the first Iranian woman to qualify for Olympics in badminton.
By Ankur Singh
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Born in the capital city of Iran, Tehran, the 25-year-old scripted history by becoming the first Iranian woman to qualify for Olympics in badminton.
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She is currently ranked world number 111 women's singles in the BWF World Rankings.
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Aghaei is the 10th Iranian woman to qualify for Tokyo Games.
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Aghaei has been awarded a quota place to take part in the Games as Egyptian player Hadia Hosny opted to participate in the women’s doubles.
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Soraya Aghaei will also be the second badminton player from Iran to qualify for the Olympics.
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The first player from the country to compete in badminton at the Olympics was Kaveh Mehrabi when he participated in men's singles during the 2008 Beijing Games.
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Soraya boasts of one gold and three silvers in BWF International Challenge in women's singles. Besides, she also has three gold and four silver in women's doubles against her name.
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