Hoor Fawad becomes Pakistan's first woman to win bronze medal at World Table Tennis Youth Contender 2024

Pakistani athlete Hoor Fawad clinched a bronze medal in the Under-17 Singles category at the World Table Tennis Youth Contender tournament held in Doha from January 22 to 25th.

In a post on microblogging site X, Hoor Fawad expressed gratitude stating, “Alhamdulillah for this historic moment!  I'm thrilled to share that I've clinched the bronze medal in the singles category at WTT Youth Contender Doha 2024 Grateful for the support and proud to be the first Pakistani player to achieve this in a WTT Singles This one's for Pakistan.”

Hoor Fawad is the first woman in the country's history to win a bronze medal at a global table tennis event.

Her journey to the semifinals included a notable victory over a German player in the quarterfinals.