Liaquat Ali

For Pakistani actor, see Liaquat Soldier.
Liaquat Ali
Personal information
Born 6 August 1983
Sport
Country  Pakistan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres200 metres
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]

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
  3. "Pakistani athelete Liaquat Ali finishes 4th, out of the Olympics". The Express Tribune. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.