Ijaz Ahmed (wushu) explained

Ijaz Ahmed (b: 26 April 1981)[1] is an international wushu competitor from Pakistan. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[1] He won a gold medal at 2006 South Asian Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is the only silver medalist from Pakistan in any martial arts at the Asian Games.

Career

2010

Ahmed participated in Sanshou (75 kg) category at the 2010 Asian Games in China in November. In the quarter-finals he defeated Turkmenistan's Serdar Mamedov by 2 to 1 before defeating Mongolia's Batjargal Magsarjav 2-0 to reach the final where he was defeated by Iran's Hamidreza Gholipour 2-0.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_WU@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=265512.htm Biography