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Israr Hussain (born 1986) [1] is a Pakistani swimmer. He participated in his first Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Israr Hussain (born 1986) [1] is a Pakistani swimmer. He participated in his first Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Hussain participated on a wild card in 100m freestyle at the London Olympic Games. [2] Unfortunately he did not qualify from the heats. [3]
He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the 100, 200 and 400 m freestyle events. [4]
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