Aamir Atlas Khan

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Aamir Atlas Khan
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71
Turned Pro2002
Coached byAtlas Khan
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 14 (September 2009)
Current rankingNo. 65 (January 2015)
Title(s)8
Tour final(s)14
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Singles Asian Individual champion 2013
Last updated: January 2015.

Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan highest civil award ( Tamgha-I-Imtiaz ). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan. [1]

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Career

2007 has been Khan's most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.

As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.

2010

Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. [2]

Asian Squash Championship '13

In the Asian Squash Championship 2013, Khan brushed aside Kuwait's Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title. [3]

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References

  1. Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
  2. Medallists Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. "Aamir Atlas wins final to become Asian Champion". Dawn. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/6617389/Pakistans-Aamir-Atlas-Khan-shocks-Gregory-Gaultier-at-Qatar-Open.html