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Pakistan's Ahsan Ayaz has won Colleyville Open Squash 2024

He defeated Indian opponent Yash Bhargava in squash tournament final

Colleyville Open Squash held in August 2024

The Colleyville Open Squash Tournament had a total prize money of $3,000.

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In the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2014, Pakistan secured 2nd position.

They lost to Germany 2-0 in the finals.

The tournament was held in Bhubaneswar, India, from December 6-14, 2014.

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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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Pakistan won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

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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

Additional Info:

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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Pakistan won its first Olympic Gold Medal in the field of Hockey in Rome held in 1960.

Pakistan won its second Olympic Gold Medal in the field of Hockey in Mexico held in 1968.

Pakistan won its third Olympic Gold Medal in in the field of Hockey Loss Angels, USA held in 1984.

Pakistan won its fourth Olympic Gold Medal in the field of Javelin Throw in Paris held in 2024.

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On 2 August 1948, Pakistan national team, led by Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara, officially went on to play their first international game and tournament against Belgium winning the game 2–0 at the 1948 London Olympics.

Pakistan is the most successful national field hockey team in the Hockey World Cup.

 Pakistanis the four-time champion: 

1971

1978

1982

1994.

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Pakistan defeats Spain in the 1971 hockey world cup.

Pakistan beat India to secure the bronze medal at Hockey Champions Trophy 2012.

Pakistan played its first International Hockey matches in 1948

In 1994 year, Pakistan was the world champion of Hockey

In 1994 en Pakistan won the World Hockey Cup last time

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Arhdad Nadeem & Jehanara Nabi were the flag bearer for Pakistan at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Pakistan secured 62nd ranking in the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

Pakistan won Single Gold Medal in Javelin Throw category.

USA secured first position by winning a total of 126 medals. 

Olympic Games 2024 held in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 Aug 2024.

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Two Pakistani sisters made history by winning gold medals in the Asia Pacific Africa Combined Powerlifting Championship 2024.

Sybil Sohail bagged a total of four gold medals for Pakistan. 

Veronika Sohail won the gold medal in the 57kg category of Deadlift. 

Veronika Sohail & Sybil Sohail are sisters from Lahore.

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About Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2024

Edition: 31st

Venue: Islamabad (Pakistan)

Participation: 12 member nations

Starting date: 25 June

Closing date: 29 June

Hamza Khan became Boys Under 19 Champion.

Hamza Khan belongs to Pakistan.

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