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 singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ![]() | 12–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–16 | Gold |
2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
African Championships
Women's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | 13–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Bronze |
2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | ![]() | 21–16, 14–21, 8–21 | Silver |
2013 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() | 18–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
2010 | Sharing Youth Centre, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 21–17, 21–12 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–17 | Gold |
2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Silver |
2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 21–15, 12–21 | Silver |
2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 16–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23–21, 17–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 17–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (20 titles, 24 runners-up)
Women's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2018 | Cameroon International | ![]() | 21–15, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2018 | Uganda International | ![]() | 19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Botswana International | ![]() | 8–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | South Africa International | ![]() | 8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Egypt International | ![]() | 21–16, 24–26, 21–17 | Winner |
2014 | Botswana International | ![]() | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Ethiopia International | ![]() | 6–11, 7–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
2013 | South Africa International | ![]() | 6–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Uganda International | ![]() | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Mauritius International | ![]() | 13–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Kenya International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Zambia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–11 | Winner |
2019 | Cameroon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–6, 21–3 | Winner |
2019 | Algeria International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Benin International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Kenya International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 12–21, 24–22 | Winner |
2018 | Cameroon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–7, 21–9 | Winner |
2018 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | Algeria International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
2017 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
2016 | Botswana International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2015 | Egypt International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 28–26, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Nigeria International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–5, 11–10, 11–10 | Winner |
2011 | Ethiopia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–8, 21–10 | Winner |
2011 | Namibia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Syria International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | Zambia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Cameroon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Walkover | Runner-up |
2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Kenya International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Cameroon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Botswana International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 16–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2015 | South Africa International | ![]() | ![]() > ![]() | 21–12, 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Botswana International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Zambia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–8 | Winner |
2015 | Egypt International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | South Africa International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
2013 | Botswana International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2013 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Namibia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 16–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2011 | Mauritius International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |