Abdul Khaliq The Pakistani Hero Who Was Forgotten !!

 Flying Bird of Asia - The Pakistani Hero Who Was Forgotten !!

Do you know who was the Fastest Man of Asia and the Flying Bird of Asia? Of course i don't know

The honor went to Abdul Khaliq, who was born in 1933 in Jund Awan, a village in Chakwal - a well-known kabaddi player in his area. Brigadier Rodham, then head of the Pakistan Army Sports Board, was inspired by Abdul Khaliq's game in a kabaddi match and recruited him into the army. Participated in Asian Games. In 1954, he set a new record of 100 meters in Manila in 10.6 seconds, breaking India's previous record of 10.8 seconds, lavi pinto, where the chief guest Jawaharlal Nehru called him. Flying Bird of Asia. In 1954, he was named Fastest Man of Asia.

* Represented Pakistan in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics. He finished first in the first two rounds of the 200-meter race at the Melbourne Olympics.

* Maintained his record at the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games.

* Abdul Khaliq was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by President Ayub Khan in 1958.

According to Wikipedia, Abdul Khaliq won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals and 12 international bronze medals.

Abdul Khaliq won international medals for Pakistan

• Abdul Khaliq won 1954 and 1958 and made Pakistan famous all over the world. But after all these achievements, he lived in anonymity and died in anonymity on March 10, 1988. But sadly, today There is no one who takes the name of this great hero and remembers him.