Shah Hussain Shah Explained

Shah Hussain Shah (8 June 1993, London)[1] is a Pakistani judoka. Shah competes in the men's -100 kg division. As of July 2014, he is based in Japan.[2] Shah Hussain received the honour to bear Pakistan flag at Rio Olympics.[3] Shah represented Pakistan in 2018 Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in -100 kg division.

Family

Shah is the son of former Pakistani Olympic boxer, Hussain Shah, who won the country's first Olympic boxing medal, a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.[4]

Career

Shah won a bronze at the Asian Judo Championships. He has also participated in the South Asian Games where he won 2 gold medals.

2014

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow he was beaten in the finals of the -100 kg division by Scotland's Euan Burton.

2016

Shah represented Pakistan in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the first Judoka from Pakistan to be qualified in Olympic Games.

Notes and References

  1. http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1064765/s_hussain_shah.html S. Hussain Shah
  2. http://www.geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=78933 Shahzad misses bronze
  3. News: Change of plans: GM Bashir to bear Pakistan flag at Rio Olympics. Dawn. 5 August 2016. 28 September 2016.
  4. http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-155105-Pakistans-Shah-Hussain-reaches-mens-judo-finals- Pakistan's Shah Hussain reaches men's judo final