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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.
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. On that occasion, he won the 100m gold medal and the 4x100m relay silver. Reuters.
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...
Jun 20, 2021 · Abdul Khaliq, also known as ‘The Flying Bird of Asia’, was a Pakistan sprinter who won 100 gold medals in National Games while 26 gold, 23 silver and 15 bronze medals in international events.
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...
Jan 19, 2014 · Abdul Khaliq: The fastest man of Asia. Ijaz Chaudhry. Sports. January 19, 2014. The Bollywood flick ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’, based on the life of the legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, was an international super hit. It grossed over $15 million.
Abdul Khaliq was a Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 Intern...
Biography. Abdul Khaliq finished fifth in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4x110 yards relay (with Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Aslam, and Muhammad Sharif Butt ). In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards Khaliq was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Nov 3, 2020 · Abdul KHALIQ, Pakistan
