Haider Ali - Pakistan’s unsung Hero
Posted by عمار - aMmAr | Posted in General, Social and Politics | Posted on 15-09-2008-05-2008
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Name: Haider Ali
Age: 23
Nationality: Pakistan
Claim to Faim: First Pakistani to earn a medal in the Paraolympic Games
This nation despite its never ending tribulations have men and women who possess the ability to make us proud and Haider Ali is one of them. This young men on the 9th of September successfully bagged a Silver medal in the Long Jump event. And the interesting point here is that he tied the World Record with Tunisian Farhat Chida at 6.44 meters, but net aggregate [PDF Result] placed him in second place and as a result he ended up with a bronze medal.Source
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Thank you for highlighting this
at least some ppl are not whining all the time and actually appreciating achievements!
Awesome … thanks for sharing!
Three cheers for him
I hope that you guys will help me spreading the word… thanks for your comments.
Correction: He won a Silver Medal actually as this wikipedia article and a few other news items on the web say.
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Yes he won a silver medal.