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| Nationality |  Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 79.93 m (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Yasir (born 1 May 1998) is a Pakistani track and field athlete who specializes in javelin throw. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. [1] Yasir also competed at the 2022 Asian Games, where he missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's javelin event. [2]
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. [3] 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 DP Manu of India. In October, he took fourth place at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 78.13 m. In 2024, he earned silver with a throw of 78.10 m at the Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, South Korea. [4] In May 2025, he took eighth place at the Asian Championships in Gumi with a throw of 75.39 m. [5] The following year, he earned the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, South Korea, with a season-best throw of 77.43 m. [6]
• Muhammad Yasir at World Athletics
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