Afzal Baig
{{Short description|Pakistani athlete (born 1984)}}
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Afzal Baig (born 10 April 1984, Ghakhar Mandi) is a Pakistani athlete.{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/62412|title=Profile on All-Athletics Web|publisher=All-Athletics.com|accessdate=31 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050211/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/62412|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Nosheen and Afzal voted best female, male athletes|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/372759/nosheen-and-afzal-voted-best-female-male-athletes|publisher=DAWN|date= 6 October 2004}}{{cite web|url=http://www.geosuper.tv/articles.asp?id=377|title=Rasheed, Sadaf hoping not to finish among the 'also rans' at Beijing|publisher=Geo Super|accessdate=3 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201152019/http://geosuper.tv/articles.asp?id=377|archive-date=1 December 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126131&Itemid=77 |title=Army, WAPDA dominate athletic events |publisher=Associate Press Pakistan |accessdate=31 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132653/http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126131&Itemid=77 |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Pakistan's Afzal wins 100 metres sprint race |url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/12-Dec-2004/pakistan-s-afzal-wins-100-metres-sprint-race |publisher=Daily Times |date=12 December 2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103919/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/12-Dec-2004/pakistan-s-afzal-wins-100-metres-sprint-race |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}
Career
Afzal comes from Ghakhar Mandi in Punjab, Pakistan. He represents Pakistan WAPDA in national competitions.{{cite news|title=ISRAR WINS NATIONAL MINI-MARATHON |url=http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=116381 |publisher=Pakistan Observer |date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102155/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=116381 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=25923|title=Lack of training may cost Pakistan medals in SAG, Geo Media Group|publisher=Geo Super|accessdate=18 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122432/http://www.geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=25923|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.awaztoday.com/News_Day-of-reckoning-for-Liaqat-Sprinter-to-make-his-Olympics-bow-in-100m-today_2_24301_Sports-News.aspx|title=Day of reckoning for Liaqat: Sprinter to make his Olympics bow in 100m today|publisher=AwazToday.com|accessdate=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112703/http://www.awaztoday.com/News_Day-of-reckoning-for-Liaqat-Sprinter-to-make-his-Olympics-bow-in-100m-today_2_24301_Sports-News.aspx|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He has won various titles while representing Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.afp.com.pk/media/records/Pakistan_Records.docx |title=Pak athletics Record, AFP Web |publisher=AFP |accessdate=31 March 2015 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://paktribune.com/sports/news/Pak-athletics-squad-named-for-South-Asian-Games-716.html|title=Pak athletics squad named for South Asian Games|publisher=PakTribune.com|accessdate=31 March 2015}}{{cite news|title=Wapda dominate athletics championships’ opening day|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/26110/wapda-dominate-athletics-championships-opening-day/|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=7 July 2010}}{{cite news|title=Insufficient preparation and the removal of a few events by the host country may affect Pakistan’s performance in athletics|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=219318&Cat=10&dt=1/18/2010|publisher=The News International|date=18 January 2010}}
See also
- Liaquat Ali, contemporary competitor in the same events
References
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Category:Pakistani male sprinters
Category:Athletes from Punjab, Pakistan