Muhammad Inam
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| Born | 27 February 1989 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Inam Butt (born 27 February 1989) is a Pakistani professional wrestler.
He won the country's second gold medal at the
Career
2010
Inam participated in the 84 kg class freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Indian opponent, Anuj Kumar[1] on points (3-1).[3]
2014
Inam was selected to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.[4]
Inam was selected to participate in the
2016
Inam participated in the 86 kg class freestyle at the 2016 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Indian opponent, Gopal Yaduv on points (12-4).
Inam also participated in the -90 kg class Beach wrestling|freestyle at the 2016 5th Beach Asian Games in
Inam also participated in the 86 kg class freestyle at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore. He won the silver medal in freestyle wrestling there.
2018
Inam bagged the gold medal in the 86 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast by beating his opponent Nigeria's Bibo by 3:0.[5]
2021
Inam Butt missed out on the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Inam won the gold medal in the 90 kg category at the Beach wrestling world series freestyle at 2021 in Rome, Italy. Butt secured victory by beating his Ukrainian opponent by 3–0 in the final.[7]
Awards
He has received Pride of Performance award on 23 March 2019.[8]
References
- ^ a b Inam gives Pakistan second wrestling title Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series". Dawn. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". d2010.thecgf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan to send 62-member team to Commonwealth Games". Samaa TV. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Wrestler Muhammad Inam bags first gold medal for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games". Dawn. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Inam Butt blames government for not qualifying in Tokyo Olympics". Ary. 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series". Dawn. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Inam receives Pride of Performance award". The News. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links
- Muhammad Inam at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Muhammad Inam at United World Wrestling
- Muhammad Inam at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Inam Butt on Instagram
