Beenish Khan

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Beenish Khan
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Beenish Khan is a judoka from Pakistan.

Career

National

International

In 2009, she was part of the team sent to the first Asian Martial Arts Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. [1] At the South Asian Games held in Guwahati, India, Khan won a silver medal in the -70kg event. [2] At the South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal in December 2019, she won a bronze medal in the 78+kg event. [3] Alongside her teammates: Hamid Ali, Shah Hussain Shah, Qaiser Khan, Karamat Butt, Mohammad Hasnain, Nadeem Akram, Amina Toyoda, Humaira Ashiq and Asma Rani she also won a silver medal in the mixed team event. [4]

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Events participated in

  1. Commonwealth Judo Championships: 2018
  2. South Asian Games: 2016, 2019

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References

  1. Asian Martial Arts Games Punjab Sports Board. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. 12th South Asian Games Punjab Sports Board, Retrieved 19 November 2020
  3. "Judo". South Asian Games Nepal 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2020-05-14). "SAG medallists of judo and karate awarded". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-16.