Muhammad Khalil Akhtar

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Muhammad Khalil Akhtar
Personal information
Nickname(s)Shooter Akhtar [1]
NationalityPakistani
Born (1984-04-15) 15 April 1984 (age 39)
Rajanpur, Pakistan
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
TeamPakistan National Shooting Team [1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking15th
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games
Asian Games -
Commonwealth Games
South Asian Games -1-
Total010
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Team 25M Rapid Fire Pistol

Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (born 15 April 1984) is a Pakistani sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, finishing 15th. [2] He was also the flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony along with Mahoor Shahzad. [3] After receiving an Olympic scholarship, he qualified at the 2019 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Rio, where he finished sixth. [4] In September 2019, Akhtar jumped to 15th position in the ISSF world rankings. [1]

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Khalil Akhtar at the 2016 South Asian Games. The Gold Medallist of India Vijay Kumar, Gurpreet Singh and Ashay Suhas Asthaputre, Silver Medallist of Pakistan Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum.jpg
Khalil Akhtar at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Akhtar won silver in the 2016 South Asian Games. [1] Khalil Akhtar finished sixth in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [5]

25 metre rapid fire pistol

Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
YearEventResult [2]
2016 South Asian Games 2
2018World Championships18
2018 Asian Games 12
2018 Commonwealth Games 6
2019 Asian Championships 8
2021 Summer Olympics 15

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Shooting - AKHTAR Muhammad Khalil". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (20 July 2021). "Khalil, Mahoor to be Pakistan's flag bearers in Tokyo". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  5. "Shooting Results 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Finals - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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