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Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | Urdu, English |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | He enjoys watching sports on television in his spare time. (Pakistan Olympic Association, 06 Sep 2006) |
| Injuries | He has had problems with his right knee. (Pakistan Olympic Association, 06 Sep 2006) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | He won Pakistan's first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal at the 2006 games, held in Melbourne, Australia. The lift at the games also set a 85kg Commonwealth record. He said "It was the best performance of my career." (The Statesman, 21 Mar 2006) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He was encouraged into the sport by his family. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | He says Hafiz Imran Butt, who is involved with the Pakistan national weightlifting team, is the most influential person in his career. (Pakistan Olympic Association, 06 Sep 2006) |
| Hero / Idol | He says Iran's Olympic gold medallist Hossein Reza Zadeh is his hero. (Pakistan Olympic Association, 06 Sep 2006) |
| Ambitions | He hopes to win Asian, World and Olympic gold medals. (Pakistan Olympic Association, 06 Sep 2006) |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began the sport when he was 14-years-old. |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He carried his country's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (AGNS, 01 Dec 2006) |