Country Pakistan Event(s) 100 metres200 metres | Sport Athletics | |
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Born 6 August 1983 (age 33) ( 1983-08-06 ) | ||
Liaquat Ali (born 6 August 1983, Okara) is a Pakistani athlete.
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Background
Ali comes from Renala Khurd in Punjab. He is a soldier in the sports department of Pakistan Army. His nickname is Lucky Ali and a part time singer in the bathroom
National
Ali represents Pakistan Army in national competitions.He won two Bronze medals for Pakistan at the 2010 South Asian games. 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.
He has also represented Pakistan at the 2009 and 2013 World Athletics championships.
Personal bests
- 100m = 10.53 SAG games 2013
Recently he broke the sound barrier.