Pakistani Athletes | MCQs

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About Abdul Khaliq (Pakistani sprinter)

Born: 1933

Died: 1988

Title: Parinda e Asia (The Flying Bird of Asia)

Won international gold medals: 36

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Pakistan’s young athlete Ayesha Ayaz surprised the world by winning three medals at the International Taekwondo Championship 2024

This championship held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ayesha Ayaz belongs to Swat

She won the medals Under-12 category.

In the 42kg class, she defeated players from three countries and bagged one silver and two bronze medals. 

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Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record by clinching the coveted gold medal in the men’s javelin final

This ended Pakistan’s 32-year wait for success at the Games 

Throw: 92.97-m throw

Winning date: 8 Aug 2024

Arshad belongs to Mian Channu.

 Nadeem’s throw was Pakistan’s first individual gold medal

Note: It also shattered the previous Olympic record of 90.57m, set by the Netherlands’ Andreas Thorkildsen at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

The throw now stands as the sixth longest throw ever, and the best in the world this year.

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Pakistani squash player Mahnoor Ali has won gold medal in Singapore Junior Open Championship 2024 by defeating Feng Chen of China.

Mahnoor triumphed over Feng Chen with scores of 11-6, 11-7, and 11-4 to secure the Junior Squash Open Championship title.

Mahnoor Ali belongs to Peshawar.

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Nooh Dastagir Butt won the first Gold Medal for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games in August 2022.

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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship

Winning date: 31 May 2025

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Nadeem’s gold is Pakistan’s first and only medal at the championship.

Additional Information:

The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships.

Being held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea.

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Special Olympics World Games 2023

Edition: 16th

Venue: Berlin, Germany (hosted first time)

Final held: 25 June 2023

Pakistan won: 80 medals

Pakistan won: 29 silver medals 

Pakistan won: 40 bronze medal 

Pakistan won: 11 Gold medals

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Muhammad Nooh Butt is a gold medalist weightlifter from Gujranwala.

Muhammad Nooh Butt won gold medal in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2022.

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Bano Butt made history by winning a gold medal for Pakistan in Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 by defeating Kazakhstan’s Gulnaz Abdrakhmanova

Pakistan’s Emaan Khan clinched a gold medal at the Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 by defeating Kazakhstan’s Dinara Ayapova in the final.

Category: Flyweight 56.7 kg

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Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 held in Pakistan.

Starting date: Aug 18, 2024

Closing date: Aug 22, 2024

Participants: 12 countries

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On 25 June 2022, Pakistan’s young athlete Shajar Abbas has set a new national record in 100-metres race at the 31st Qosanov Memorial Inter­national Athletics Champ­ionships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.