Liaquat Ali (athlete)
 Liaquat Ali at the 2015 Military World Games. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Born | 6 August 1983 Okara, Pakistan |
| Sport | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 5 August 2012 | |
Liaquat Ali (born 6 August 1983, Okara)[2] is a Pakistani athlete.
Background
[edit]Ali comes from Renala Khurd in Punjab. He is currently a professional athlete/coach in the sports department of Pakistan Army.[1]
Career
[edit]National
[edit]Ali represents Pakistan Army in National competitions. Ali has consecutively played the Pakistan National games from 2006 to 2020 and currently holds the highest record of obtaining the most gold medals which is 59, with only one silver and one bronze in the events of 100m, 200m and 400m men's relay. He is currently also the member of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan which is the governing body of athletics in Pakistan. [1]
International
[edit]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 won two Bronze medals for Pakistan at the 2010 South Asian games. Ali has participated in 17 international competitions and has secured a medal in each. He has also represented Pakistan at the 2009 and 2013 World Athletics championships.[4] Ali has completed the IAAF Level 1 coach course, He is now a certified IAAF coach.
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres – 10:10, new national record in 2011[1]
See also
[edit]- Afzal Baig, contemporary competitor in the same events
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Pakistani male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Pakistan
- Pakistan Army officers
- Athletes from Punjab, Pakistan
- Sportspeople 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
- 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen