Liaquat Ali (athlete)

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For Pakistani actor, see Liaquat Soldier.
Liaquat Ali
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Liaquat Ali at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born (1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 40)
Sport
Country  Pakistan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres200 metres
Medal record
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka 100m[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka 200m[1]
Updated on 5 August 2012.

Liaquat Ali (born 6 August 1983, Okara)[2] is a Pakistani athlete.

Background

Ali comes from Renala Khurd in Punjab.[1] He is a soldier in the sports department of Pakistan Army.[1]

Career

National

Ali represents Pakistan Army in national competitions.He won two Bronze medals for Pakistan at the 2010 South Asian games.[1] He is the national champion of Pakistan from 2009.

International

Ali was awarded a wildcard for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK where he represented Pakistan by competing in the 100m. He eventually came fourth in the men's 100 meter preliminary race with a time of 10.90 seconds. He missed third position by just 0.01 seconds and thus did not qualify for the next round.[3]

He has also represented Pakistan at the 2009 and 2013 World Athletics championships.[4]

Personal bests

  1. 100m = 10.53 SAG games 2013

See Also

Afzal Baig

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 London Olympics: Humble dreams for Pakistan’s Liaquat Ali 12 July 2012 The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 July 2012
  2. ↑ Liaqat Ali Profile on London 2012 official website. Retrieved 22 July 2012
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