7 prominent Athletes who made Pakistan proud in 2018
Seven promising athletes Nargis Hameedullah, Mohammad Nooh Dastagir Butt, Talha Talib, Mohammad Inam,Rabia Shahzad,Mahoor Shahzad, Maryium Nafees clinched worthy achievements at international level.
Mohammad Inam Butt:
Nargis Hameedullah:
Hailed from Quetta, Nargis bagged bronze medal in the 68+Kg category of the Karate event in Asian Games 2018. 17-year-old female karateka is the first female karate master to win a medal for Pakistan at an international event.
Mohammad Nooh Dastagir Butt:
Twenty years old emerging weightlifter Nooh hails from Gujranwala clinched the bronze medal in the 105+Kg category of the weightlifting event of Commonwealth Games 2018. He lifted 173Kg in the snatch and 222Kg Clean and Jerk. Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt grabs gold medal in weightlifting with total 399kg weight in IWF Junior World Championship 2018 at Uzbekistan.
Talha Talib:
Mahoor Shahzad:
21-year-old Pakistan’s foremost badminton player Mahoor Shahzad won Gold in Annapurna Post International Corporate Badmintion 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Mahoor becomes the first Pakistani to reach the list of top 200 players in the International ranking.
Rabia Shahzad:
20-year-old Rabia participated in the 55 kg category and lifted a total of 90 kilograms weight, 40kg snatch 50kg clean jerk to claim the gold medal in Ralph Cashman Open Weight Lifting Championship while also clinched gold in Asian Bench Press Championship in Dubai.
Pakistan-Australian powerlifter Maryam Nasim participated in the 63 kg category and won bronze medal by deadlifting 120kg weight in Avia Powerlifting competition.
