Pakistan at the 1989 South Asian Games

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Pakistan at the
1989 South Asian Games
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IOC code PAK
NOC Pakistan Olympic Association
in Islamabad [1]
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
42
Silver
33
Bronze
22
Total
97
South Asian Games appearances

Pakistan was the host nation for the 4th South Asian Games held in its capital, Islamabad between 20 and 27 October 1989. The country participated in all of the 10 sports: athletics, boxing, kabbadi, squash, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Its medal tally of 97 placed it second amongst the seven nations. [1] Weightlifting was again its most successful event, where it won 28 medals (10 gold, 14 silver, 4 bronze) with athletics a close second with 27 medals (11 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze). [1]

Notable Athletes

  1. Athletics: Jamshed Awan, Fatima Daud, Ibrahim Latif
  2. Boxing: TJ Jilani, Sultan Nasir, Abdul Qayum Haider
  3. Football:
  4. Kabbadi: Saeen Ishfaaq, Qutubudin Awan, Nasir Ali rizwi
  5. Squash: Jansher Khan, Jehangir Khan
  6. Swimming: Furqaan Ahmaed
  7. Table Tennis: Samina Jaffery, Quratul-ain
  8. Volleyball:
  9. Weightlifting: Shujja Hashmi, Ali Azam Pasha
  10. Wrestling: Shahid Pervaiz Butt

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4th SAF Games Pakistan Sports Board Retrieved 14 February 2014