Muhammad Khalil Akhtar

Muhammad Khalil Akhtar
Personal information
NicknameShooter Akhtar[1]
NationalityPakistani
Born (1984-04-15) 15 April 1984 (age 40)
Rajanpur, Pakistan
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
TeamPakistan National Shooting Team[1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking15th
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Pakistan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games – – –
Asian Games – – -
Commonwealth Games – – –
South Asian Games - 1 -
Total 0 1 0
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Team 25M Rapid Fire Pistol

Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (born 15 April 1984) is a Pakistani sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, finishing 15th.[2] He was also the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony along with Mahoor Shahzad.[3] After receiving an Olympic scholarship, he qualified at the 2019 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Rio, where he finished sixth.[4] In September 2019, Akhtar rose to the 15th place in the ISSF world rankings.[1]

Career

Khalil Akhtar at the 2016 South Asian Games.
Khalil Akhtar at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Akhtar won silver in the 2016 South Asian Games.[1] He finished sixth in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]

25 metre rapid fire pistol

Representing  Pakistan
Year Event Result[2]
2016 South Asian Games 2
2018 World Championships 18
2018 Asian Games 12
2018 Commonwealth Games 6
2019 Asian Championships 8
2021 Summer Olympics 15

References

  1. ^ a b c d Khilari. "Khalil Akhtar's Player Profile - Khilari". khilari.com.pk.
  2. ^ a b "Shooting - AKHTAR Muhammad Khalil". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (20 July 2021). "Khalil, Mahoor to be Pakistan's flag bearers in Tokyo". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Akhtar and Mahoor to carry Pakistan's flag at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Shooting Results 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Finals - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Pakistan
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded by
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