Kate Foo Kune

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kate Foo Kune
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1993(1993-03-29)
Age	31
Birthplace	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Country	Mauritius
Horoscope	Pisces

Kate Foo Kune Biography

Kate Foo Kune is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on March 29, 1993 in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius. Kate Foo Kune is the second child of Jacques and Cathy Foo Kune (nee Ng) who are both top mixed doubles badminton players that won held numerous championships, like in 1985’s Indian Ocean Games. The couple was married in the year 1990 and had two children. The sister of Karen Foo Kune is also a professional badminton player . She participated in this year’s Summer Olympics.

It was revealed that she was among the 14 athletes selected to participate in the Road to Rio Program, an initiative that was designed to assist African badminton players participate in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Foo Kune was part of the Mauritius badminton squad which won the title at the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships in February 2016, which also confirms the participation of Mauritius in 2016 Uber Cup. In June 2016, Foo Kune won the 2016 European Badminton Club Championships with her club despite losing in the final to Beatriz Corrales. She was the flagbearer for Mauritius during the Parade of Nations. She won her first match against Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu of Australia, but was defeated by Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand and failed to qualify for the next round.

As of 2016, she lived in Paris, France, and joined Issy-Les-Moulineaux Badminton Club. Prior to this, she trained for four months in Malaysia and Leeds, England.

The sisters were paired up and played doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Kate Foo Kune Net Worth

Kate Foo Kune is one of the richest Badminton Player from Mauritius. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kate Foo Kune 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kate Foo Kune (born 29 March 1993) is a badminton player from Mauritius. She started playing badminton Mauritius at the age of six. Her first tournament of note was the 2013 BWF World Championships in China which she fell in the opening round of singles for women in the final to Sarah Walker of England. Foo Kune played for her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was the flag-bearer for Mauritius in the Parade of Nations.

Foo Kune began playing badminton when she was six and was a professional by twelve. The first time she competed in a junior tournament at the age of 12 in 2005. She made her international debut Thomas in 2005 and Uber Cup Qualification for Africa in the year 2010 in Uganda. She was awarded Sportswoman of the Year for 2015 by Mauritius. In doubles she was paired in tandem with Yeldy Marie Louison. Likewise, in mixed doubles she played together with Georges Julien Paul. In the beginning of her professional career, she was paired alongside her sibling Karen Foo Kune. In her debut appearance at the African Badminton Cup of Nations where she placed second. A short time later, she took home the Mauritius International Series. She then went on to win the Under-15 and the Under-19 African tournaments.

As a junior player, she won the Under-15 and Under-19 African tournaments. She was awarded the Sportswoman of the year in 2015 in Mauritius. In doubles, she partnered with Yeldy Marie Louison, while in mixed doubles, she partnered with Georges Julien Paul. Her career-best ranking remains 63 as of 2016 and her best performance remains the gold at 2015 African games. In June 2019, Kate was tested positive for doping during the 2019 African Badminton Championships and on November 2019 it is announced that her result in the championship is disqualified.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Kate Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mauritius. Kate Foo Kune celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.