FULL NAME: Shanawaz Ahmed
NICK NAME: Sonu
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 November 1994 (Source: Odisha Rugby Football Association and Odisha Olympic Association)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ACADENUC EDUCATION: Graduated from Gandhi Institute for Technology. Also studied at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Integral Education, Matruvihar, Bhubaneswar.
PROFESSION: Not known
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Manas Kumar Jena
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Bhubaneswar RFC, Chennai Bulls, Odisha Senior Men; India Senior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha men rugby sevens team that won the Bronze medal in the 38th National Games at Ganga Athletics Ground in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 31 January 2025.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the Senior Men National Rugby Sevens Championship at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on 30 June 2024.
*     He was part of the Odisha men team that won the Bronze medal in the 8th Senior National Rugby Sevens Championships at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar on 19 December 2021.
*     He was part of the 23-member Bhubaneswar RFC team that finished runners-up in the Callaghan Cup All-India Men’s Division-2 Rugby XVs Tournament, held at Chaugan Stadium in Jaipur (Rajasthan) from Nov 1 to 5, 2017.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian Senior Men Team that won the Silver medal at the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy in Muscat, Oman on 26 October 2025.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     He was part of the Chennai Bulls team that emerged champions in the 1st Rugby Premier League (RPL), held at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai from 15 to 29 June 2025.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 November 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 14 November 2025