Muhammad Inam
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Muhammad Inam Butt (born 27 February 1989) is a Pakistani professional wrestler.
He won the country's second gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Beach Games, gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games, gold medal at the 2016 Asian Beach Games, silver medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, gold medal at the 2017 World Beach Wrestling Championships, silver medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Butt won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the gold medal at the 2018 World Beach Wrestling Championships, gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games, silver medal at the 2019 World Beach Series, gold medal at the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games, bronze medal at the 2021 Asian Olympics Qualify Rounds, gold medal at the 2021 World Beach Series, and a gold medal at the 2021 World Beach Wrestling Series.[1][2]
Career[edit]
2010[edit]
Inam participated in the 84 kg class freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Indian opponent, Anuj Kumar[1] on points (3-1).[3]
2014[edit]
Inam was selected to participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.[4]
Inam was selected to participate in the 2014 Asian beach Games in Phuket, Thailand. Then Inam participated in the 90+ kg class Beach style. He won the bronze medal in Beach wrestling against his Serian opponent, on points (3-0).
2016[edit]
Inam participated in the 86 kg class freestyle at the 2016 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Indian opponent, Gopal Yaduv on points (12-4).
Inam also participated in the -90 kg class Beach wrestling|freestyle at the 2016 5th Beach Asian Games in Danang, Vietnam. He won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling against his Iranian opponent, on points (3-0).
Inam also participated in the 86 kg class freestyle at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore. He won the silver medal in freestyle wrestling there.
2018[edit]
Inam bagged the gold medal in the 86 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast by beating his opponent Nigeria's Bibo by 3:0.[5]
2021[edit]
Inam Butt missed out on the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Inam won the gold medal in the 90 kg category at the Beach wrestling world series freestyle at 2021 in Rome, Italy. Butt secured victory by beating his Ukrainian opponent by 3–0 in the final.[7]
Awards[edit]
He has received Pride of Performance award on 23 March 2019.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Inam gives Pakistan second wrestling title Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series". Dawn. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". d2010.thecgf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan to send 62-member team to Commonwealth Games". Samaa TV. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Wrestler Muhammad Inam bags first gold medal for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games". Dawn. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Inam Butt blames government for not qualifying in Tokyo Olympics". Ary. 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series". Dawn. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Inam receives Pride of Performance award". The News. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Muhammad Inam at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Muhammad Inam at United World Wrestling
- Muhammad Inam at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Inam Butt on Instagram
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Pakistani male sport wrestlers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Pakistan
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- South Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent
- Sportspeople from Gujranwala
- 20th-century Pakistani people
- 21st-century Pakistani people
- Beach wrestlers