Nour Ahmed Youssri

Nour Ahmed Youssri
Personal information
Born (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byLuka Zdenjak
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking116 (WS, 18 October 2023)
109 (WD with Doha Hany, 24 February 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 AccraWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 RabatMixed team
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 KampalaWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2025 DoualaWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2026 GaboroneWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2026 GaboroneWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 KampalaWomen's doubles
Africa Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KampalaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 BenoniMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 Port HarcourtMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2025 DoualaMixed team
Africa Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 CairoWomen's team
Gold medal – first place2022 KampalaWomen's team
Silver medal – second place2026 GaboroneWomen's team
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 RiyadhWomen's singles
African Youth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 AlgiersGirls' team
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 CatonouGirls' singles
Silver medal – second place2021 CatonouGirls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 CatonouMixed doubles

Nour Ahmed Youssri Mohamed Latif (Arabic: نور أحمد يسري محمد لطيف; born 17 July 2003) is an Egyptian badminton player.[1]

Career

Initially interested in ballet and swimming, Youssri developed interest in badminton at the age of 7 while watching her friends playing. Her parents were both sportspersons themselves.[2]

She became African champion in 2022 in the women's singles discipline, at just 18 years of age. She was coached by Abdelrahman Kashkal at that time.[3]

She sustained left achilles injury in February 2023, ruling herself out of the possible Olympic spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics. In 2025, she relocated to Paris and began training at Athletic Club Boulogne Billiancourt under guidance of Luka Zdenjak. Same year she went on to win her second African championship title in women's singles discipline.[4]

She idolises Carolina Marín.[3]

Achievements

African Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana		 Egypt Doha Hany Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Gladys Mbabazi		 14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda Egypt Doha Hany 21–16, 21–16 Gold Gold
2025 Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon Egypt Doha Hany 21–7, 21–14 Gold Gold
2026 Royal Aria, Gaborone, Botswana South Africa Johanita Scholtz 21–18, 21–23, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda Egypt Doha Hany South Africa Amy Ackerman
South Africa Deidré Laurens		 10–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2026 Royal Aria, Gaborone, Botswana Egypt Doha Hany South Africa Amy Ackerman
South Africa Johanita Scholtz		 18–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

African Junior Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall, Cotonou, Benin South Africa Amy Ackerman 21–13, 21–15 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall,
Cotonou, Benin		 Egypt Jana Abdelkader South Africa Amy Ackerman
South Africa Diane Olivier		 19–21, 24–26 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall,
Cotonou, Benin		 Egypt Ahmed Elbahnasawy South Africa Caden Kakora
South Africa Diane Olivier		 16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

International Challenge/Series (5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2023 South Africa International Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Benin International South Africa Johanita Scholtz 17–21, 22–20, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Zambia International Egypt Jana Ashraf Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny		 9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Benin International Egypt Jana Abdelkader Philippines Alyssa Leonardo
Philippines Thea Pomar		 13–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2025 Zambia International Egypt Ezzat Kareem Maldives Hussein Shaheed
Maldives Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq		 18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Nour Ahmed Youssri". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Moustafa, Nourhan (24 October 2021). "Nour Youssry Egypt's Rising Badminton Wizard and Player!". Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Sukumar, Dev (19 April 2022). "Nour Youssri: 'Want to Make Badminton Famous in Africa'". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (1 March 2025). "I'm Hungrier and More Focussed". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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