Liaquat Ali (athlete)
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Born | 6 August 1983 |
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Country | Pakistan |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
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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. 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
- 100 metres – 10:10, new national record in 2011[1]
See also
- Afzal Baig, contemporary competitor in the same events
References
- ^ a b c d e London Olympics: Humble dreams for Pakistan’s Liaquat Ali 12 July 2012 The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 July 2012
- ^ Liaqat Ali Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Profile on London 2012 official website. Retrieved 22 July 2012
- ^ "Pakistani athelete [sic] Liaquat Ali finishes 4th, out of the Olympics". The Express Tribune. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "IAAF: Athlete profile for Liaqat Ali". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Pakistani male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Pakistan
- Pakistan Army officers
- Athletes from Okara, Pakistan
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Pakistan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
- South Asian Games medalists in athletics