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Fareed Ahmed (born 28 April 1989, in Sialkot) [1] is a field hockey player from Pakistan. [1] [2]
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Fareed Ahmed (born 28 April 1989, in Sialkot) [1] is a field hockey player from Pakistan. [1] [2]
Ahmed was included in the squad for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, UK playing in all six of Pakistan's games. [1] [2]
Pakistan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
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