Muhammad Yasir (javelin thrower)
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| Nationality |  Pakistani | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 79.93 m (2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Yasir (born 1 May 1998) is a Pakistani track and field athlete who specializes in javelin throw. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.[1] Yasir also competed at the 2022 Asian Games, where he missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's javelin event.[2]
Career
[edit]Muhammad Yasir gained his first international experience in 2016, when he took sixth place at the Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City with a throw of 67.02 m. The following year, he finished eighth at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku with a throw of 65.20 m and was subsequently eliminated in the qualifying round of the Summer Universiade in Taipei with a throw of 66.79 m. In 2022, he clinched the gold medal at the 2nd Imam Reza Cup with a 74.83 m throw.[3] In 2023, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a new personal best of 79.93 m, behind Genki Dean of Japan and DP Manu of India. In October, he took fourth place at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 78.13 m. In 2024, he earned silver with a throw of 78.10 m at the Asian Throwing Championship in Mokpo.[4] In 2025, he took eighth place at the Asian Championships in Gumi with a throw of 75.39 m.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan's Javelin Thrower Yasir wins bronze medal at Asian Athletics Championship". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "19th Asian Games: Javelin Throw". World Athletics.
- ^ https://a-sports.tv/pakistan-finish-third-imam-reza-cup
- ^ https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2531496/pakistan
- ^ "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Men's javelin throw results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
External links
[edit]Muhammad Yasir at World Athletics
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