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Subedar Abdul Khaliq (Punjabi, Urdu: عبد الخالق; 23 March 1933 – 10 March 1988), also known as Parinda-e-Asia (Urdu for The Flying Bird of Asia), was a Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 International bronze medals while representing Pakistan.
Jun 19, 2021 · Milkha Singh recieves the gold medal after beating Pakistan’s Abdul Khaliq (in white and on left) in the 200m final in 1958 Tokyo Asian Games. Two years later, Milkha again defeated Khaliq in Lahore. Only a man with a golden heart can say such a thing. He made it a point to talk to my mother.
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Khaliq has been pretty much forgotten by Pakistan since his death in 1988, but the man was once the fastest runner in Asia. Jawaharlal Nehru was so mesmerised by him in the 1954 Asian Games that he called him The Flying Bird of Asia.
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Sep 12, 2021 · Abdul Khaliq was a Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 Internati...
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Jun 20, 2021 · Abdul Khaliq was a Pakistani sprinter who won 100 gold medals in National Games and 26 gold medals in international events. He was the fastest man of Asia from 1954 to 1962 and participated in two Olympics, where he narrowly missed the final in 200m.
Mar 18, 2015 · Abdul Khaliq, who died on March 10, 1988 in Rawalpindi, was the sole Pakistani athlete to raise the country's flag high on the tracks of Melbourne Olympics (1956) and Rome Olympics...
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Jan 19, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Abdul Khaliq, the Pakistani sprinter who won two gold medals at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games and competed in the 1956 Olympics. Read how he faced Milkha Singh, the Indian legend, and was taken prisoner in the 1971 war.
