Faiz Mohammad Khakshar

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Faiz Mohammad Khakshar (6 August 1942) born in Kabul was an Afghanistan wrestler, who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in the flyweight freestyle event, he also finished 4th at the 1962 Asian Games. [1]

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