Muhammad Yasir (javelin thrower)

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Muhammad Yasir
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Yasir Sultan
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best79.93 m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Javelin throw
Asian Throwing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Mokpo Javelin throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Mokpo Javelin throw
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Riyadh Javelin throw

Muhammad Yasir Sultan (born 1 May 1998) is a Pakistani javelin thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Championships in the men's javelin event. [1]

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Career

Muhammad Yasir gained his first international experience in 2016, when he took sixth place at the Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City with a throw of 67.02 m.

The following year, he finished eighth at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku with a throw of 65.20 m and was subsequently eliminated in the qualifying round of the Summer Universiade in Taipei with a throw of 66.79 m.

In 2022, he clinched the gold medal at the 2nd Imam Reza Cup with a 74.83 m throw. [2]

In 2023, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a new personal best of 79.93 m, behind Genki Dean of Japan and D. P. Manu of India. In October, he took fourth place at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 78.13 m. [3]

In 2024, he earned silver with a throw of 78.10 m at the Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, South Korea. [4]

In 2025, he took eighth place at the Asian Championships in Gumi with a throw of 75.39 m. [5] He also earned the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, South Korea, with a season-best throw of 77.43 m. [6] He clinched the silver medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games with a 76.04 m throw. [7]

See also

References

  1. "Pakistan's Javelin Thrower Yasir wins bronze medal at Asian Athletics Championship". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  2. https://a-sports.tv/pakistan-finish-third-imam-reza-cup
  3. "19th Asian Games: Javelin Throw". World Athletics.
  4. https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2531496/pakistan
  5. "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Men's javelin throw results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612664/pakistan
  7. "Arshad Nadeem defends gold medal at Islamic Solidarity Games, Muhammad Yasir wins silver for Pakistan". Dawn. 2025-11-20. Retrieved 2025-11-20.

Muhammad Yasir at World Athletics