Muhammad Inam

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Inam Butt

| image = Mohd Imam (wrestler).jpg

| caption = Inam Butt with his gold medal at the 12th South Asian Games 2016

| native_name = محمد انعام بٹ

| native_name_lang = ur

| full_name = Muhammad Inam Butt

| nationality = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistani

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan

| country = Pakistan

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle wrestling

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{PAK}}}}

{{MedalCount | total = yes

| Commonwealth Games | 2 | 1 | –

| Commonwealth Championships | – | 2 | –

| World Beach Championships | 2 | – | –

| World Beach Games | 1 | – | –

| Asian Beach Games | 1 | – | 1

| South Asian Games | 2 | – | –

}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Muhammad Inam Butt (born 27 February 1989) is a Pakistani professional wrestler.

He won the country's second gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Beach Games, gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games, gold medal at the 2016 Asian Beach Games, silver medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, gold medal at the 2017 World Beach Wrestling Championships, silver medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Butt won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the gold medal at the 2018 World Beach Wrestling Championships, gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games, silver medal at the 2019 World Beach Series, gold medal at the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games, bronze medal at the 2021 Asian Olympics Qualify Rounds, gold medal at the 2021 World Beach Series, gold medal at the 2021 World Beach Wrestling Series and a Silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[http://cwg2010.dawn.com/2010/10/golden-boy-inam-gives-pakistan-second-wrestling-title.html Inam gives Pakistan second wrestling title] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014220536/http://cwg2010.dawn.com/2010/10/golden-boy-inam-gives-pakistan-second-wrestling-title.html |date=2010-10-14 }} Dawn Retrieved 10 October 2010.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-09-05 |title=Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1644653 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Dawn |language=en}}

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 on points (3-1).{{Cite web |title=XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi {{!}} |url=http://d2010.thecgf.com/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=d2010.thecgf.com}}

= 2014 =

Inam was selected to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-07-18 |title=Pakistan to send 62-member team to Commonwealth Games |url=http://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/85156 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Samaa TV |language=en}}

Inam was selected to participate in the 2014 Asian beach Games in Phuket, Thailand. Then Inam participated in the 90+ kg class Beach style. He won the bronze medal in Beach wrestling against his Serian opponent, on points (3-0).

=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 Danang, Vietnam. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Iranian opponent, on points (3-0).

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.{{cite news |date=14 April 2018 |title=Wrestler Muhammad Inam bags first gold medal for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games |newspaper=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1401583 |access-date=4 August 2022}}

=2021=

Inam Butt missed out on the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Inam Butt blames government for not qualifying in Tokyo Olympics|url= https://arysports.tv/wrestler-inam-butt-blames-government-qualifying-tokyo-olympics/ |newspaper=Ary|date=April 22, 2021}} 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.{{cite news |date=5 September 2021 |title=Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series |newspaper=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1644653 |access-date=4 August 2022}}

Awards

He has received Pride of Performance award on 23 March 2019.{{cite news |date=24 March 2019 |title=Inam receives Pride of Performance award |newspaper=The News |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447821-inam-receives-pride-of-performance-award |access-date=2022-08-04}}