Maaz Khan

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Maaz Khan
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 33)
Karachi
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Countrypakistan
Sport Wushu/Kickboxing
Event75 kg
TeamPakistan/Karachi Port Trust

Maaz Khan was (born 10 August 1990) [1] in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Three time Pakistani South Asian Games gold medallist in wushu. [2] And National wushu Kung fu Team Captain, he is an employee of Karachi Port Trust, Sports Department.

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2010

Khan won a gold medal at the 11th South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the Sanshou 65 kg category. [2] Later that year, he took part in the Asian Games held in China.

2016

Khan won a gold medal at the 12th South Asian GAMES held in Guwahati Shillong, India, in the sanshou 70 kg category.

2017

Khan won a bronze medal in wushu at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal in kickboxing at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan.

2019

Khan won a gold medal at the 13th South Asian Games held in kathmandu, Nepal, in the sanshou 75 kg category.

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References

  1. biography Official Asian Games website Retrieved 15 November 2010
  2. 1 2 11th South Asian Games Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 15 November 2010.