Azhar Hussain
Pakistani | |
| Born | 15 March 1984 |
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| Sport | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle wrestling |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Wrestling | ||
Representing  Pakistan
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 New Delhi | Freestyle (55kg) |
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2010 New Delhi | Greco-Roman (55kg) |
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2014 Glasgow | Freestyle (57kg) |
Azhar Hussain (
Background
Azhar Hussain belongs to Tehsil and District Muzaffargarh and is a resident of village near Modka.
Career
Pakistan Army
He joined Pakistan Army in year 2002 and was recruited in Baloch Regiment. During the initial days of his service, he competed in Unit/ Formation level wrestling competitions and displayed excellent competitive skills of wrestling.
Basing on his talent, he was selected to join Army Camp for further training under qualified Junior Commissioned Officer, Coach Subedar Hashim Ali.
Wrestling
2010
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Hussain participated in the 55 kg class in both
2014
Hussain was selected to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK[4] In these Games, he won a bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling event beating South Africa's B. Masunyane, 4–1.[1]
References
- ^ a b Azhar Hussain Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 29 July 2014
- ^ a b Pakistan bags first medal at Commonwealth Games Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn 6 October 2010
- ^ a b Azhar ends Pakistan’s 40 year wait with CWG gold Archived 12 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Pakistan to send 62 member team to Commonwealth Team Samaa tv Retrieved 20 July 2014