Kate FOO KUNE
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Badminton
BadmintonKate FOO KUNE - Schedule
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Thu, 5 Apr
9:01
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Mixed Team Event
Group Play Stage - Group B
MRI Mauritius
5
ZAM Zambia
0
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Finished |
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Thu, 5 Apr
19:01
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Mixed Team Event
Group Play Stage - Group B
MRI Mauritius
5
JAM Jamaica
0
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
14:01
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Mixed Team Event
Group Play Stage - Group B
SGP Singapore
5
MRI Mauritius
0
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
11:01
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Mixed Team Event
Quarterfinal 1
IND India
3
MRI Mauritius
0
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
13:05
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Women's Singles
Round of 32
MRI Kate FOO KUNE
2
SRI Hasini AMBALANGODAGE
0
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Finished |
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Thu, 12 Apr
12:20
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Women's Singles
Round of 16
CAN Brittney TAM
2
MRI Kate FOO KUNE
1
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Finished |
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ZAM
JAM
SGP
IND
SRI
CANBiographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Women's Singles | R64 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Women's Doubles | R32 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Mixed Doubles | R64 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Mixed Team | Group |
| 2010 | Delhi, IND | Women's Singles | R32 |
| 2010 | Delhi, IND | Women's Doubles | R32 |
| 2010 | Delhi, IND | Mixed Doubles | R64 |
| 2010 | Delhi, IND | Mixed Team | Group |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Women's Singles | Group |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Glasgow, SCO | Women's Singles | R64 |
| 2013 | Guangzhou, CHN | Women's Singles | R64 |
Hobbies:
"I read, I go to the gym, I cook with friends." (lexpress.mu, 12 Mar 2017)
Occupation:
Athlete (Instagram, 30 Oct 2017)
Education:
Sports management at Sports Management School, Paris, France
Languages spoken:
Creole, English, French, Mauritian
Position style:
Left-handed
Sporting relatives:
Her parents, Jacques and Cathy (nee NG), represented Mauritius in badminton, winning gold in the mixed doubles at the 1985 Indian Ocean Games in Mauritius. Her older sister, Kathy, represented Mauritius in badminton at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games (2002, 2006, 2010), partnering her sister in the doubles at Delhi 2010. (defimedia.info, 24 Feb 2016; singapore2010.sg, 14 Aug 2010)
National league:
1. Bundesliga
Reason:
"I began playing in Mauritius when I was six. My whole family plays and they initiated me. My mother use to teach me when I was a little kid." (bwfbadminton.com, 2016; NewVisionBadminton YouTube, 11 Jul 2012)
Ambition:
"Keep climbing the world rankings and maybe get into the top 30 in the world." (thesportscampus.com, 16 Aug 2016)
Memorable:
Defeating Hsuan-Yu Wendy CHAN (AUS) at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. "The peak of my career so far. I cannot describe how happy I was to win this match. It gives me the hope that I have the mental strength to get into the top 40 in the world." (fookunekate.wixsite.com, 25 Aug 2016)
FAMILY AFFAIR
"My parents used to play badminton and fell in love with each other in badminton. It was a sort of cute love story. They got in the national team and said, 'Let's played mixed doubles together', and won a few tournaments. Then they decided to get married and make two daughters and, obviously, they both had to play badminton. When they built our house, they made the burglar bars on the windows in the shape of a shuttlecock." (badzine.net, 29 Aug 2013; thesportscampus.com, 16 Aug 2016)
LACK OF FUNDING
"In Mauritius you don't get any funding. You need to get sponsored and you need to be good to get sponsored, but how can you get good if you don't pay for training? It's kind of a vicious circle. Mauritius has no money in badminton. They don't want to invest in it. They will fund football instead." (badzine.net, 29 Aug 2013)
HONOUR
Flagbearer for Mauritius at the opening ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. (olympic.org, 5 Aug 2016)
Social Media:
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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