Shabana Akhtar Explained

Shabana Akhtar (born April 5, 1972)^{[1] [2]} is an Olympic athlete from Pakistan. She became Pakistan's first woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics.^{[3] [4]}

She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4 × 100 m Relay and 4x400 Relay.^[5]

She represented Pakistan at the:

• World Championships

1993 (100 metres and 200 metres) and 1995 (100 metres)

• South Asian Games

1989, 1991, 1993, 1995

• Women's Islamic Games

1993, 1997

• Women's International Games

1998, 2001

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=pak/athcode=63646/index.html Akhtar's profile
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/shabana-akhtar-1.html Akhtar's bio
3. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pakistan%27s+female+athlete+hopes+to+uphold+Olympic+spirit-a01611593666 Pakistan's female athlete hopes to uphold Olympic spirit
4. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 8 June 2020.
5. http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_athletics.htm#Shabana Akhtar's entry