Abdul Khaliq (athlete)

In the 1954 Asian Games Abdul Khaliq set a new Asian Games record of 100 meters in 10.6 seconds by beating the previous record of 10.8 seconds, held by Lavy Pinto of India in 1951. Abdul Khaliq was dubbed as Fastest Man of Asia.[4][5] Abdul Khaliq won Gold and Silver Medal from 100-meter and 4 × 100 m relay race respectively in the 1954 Asian Games.

He also played in the World Military Games, held in Canada.

Abdul Khaliq was a 100-yard semi-finalist and a 4x110-yards finalist in the 1954 Commonwealth and British Games.[3]

• Represented the World Military Games at Athens (Greece).

Abdul Khaliq created new Asian records in both the 100- and 200-meter events. The Indian Prime Minister at the time, Jawaharlal Nehru, also chief guest, dubbed him "The Flying Bird of Asia" for his record-setting performance.[6] Abdul Khaliq won the 100 meter dash by defeating Indian athlete V.K. Rai, winning the 100m Gold medal with a time of 10.4-second. Abdul Khaliq also won the 200 meter race and defeated Lavy Pinto of India and created a new record by clocking in 21.4 seconds.[3]

Abdul Khaliq Finished third in the final of the 100-meter, with 10.4 seconds, equal to his Delhi timing.[3][7] He won the 100, 200, and 4x100 meter bronze medals.

Abdul Khaliq defeated Britain Number 1 and Number 2, Shaton and Spooner, in both sprints.[3][7][8] He won the 100-yard in 10.1 sec at an international meet in high land games on a turf track which was rendered wet due to incessant rains in the morning. Here, he defeated athletes from 15 countries in Europe.

Abdul Khaliq ran a 100-meter race in 10.4 seconds, equaling the Australian National record at Olympic Park. Khaliq's was only one-tenth of a second outside of Bobby Morrow's Gold Medal in the Olympic Games' 100 meter final. He won the 100 meter gold medal and the 4x100 yd gold medal.

In 1956, Abdul Khaliq was at his best. He was a semi-finalist in both 100 meter and 200 meter races. Khaliq's time in 200 meter race, 21.1 seconds, was best in heats but only achieved 4th position in the semi-finals. This performance of Khaliq's put him top seven athletes of the Olympics. On 24 November 1956, the day of the semi-finals and the final of the 100m in the Olympics, Abdul Khaliq ran two hard races on the same day as "Anchor Man" for the winning Pakistan team in the 4x110-yard in the Victorian Relay Championship before tackling the 100m dash of the semi-final. With Khaliq running the last leg, the Pakistan team extended a lead of 10 yards in the final clocking 41.6 seconds in the Victorian championship, which was one-tenth of a second outside of the national record held by the Australian Olympics team.[9][3][7] [10] [11] [12] [13][14]

Final Standing in Melbourne Olympics

In 1957, Abdul Khaliq won 11 International Gold Medals and 1 International Silver Medal by participating in multiple events held by England, Iran, Greece, and Scotland.[3]

Khaliq participated in the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo. He defended his title in the 100 meter race,[3][15] by defeating Kyohei Ushio of Japan. Abdul Khaliq won 3 medals including Gold in the 100 meter race, Silver in the 200 meter race, and Bronze Medal from the 4 × 100 m relay race in the 3rd Asian Games. With Khaliq's contributions, Pakistan secured 2nd position in Athletics and 6th in the overall rankings.

Abdul Khaliq also 3 more medals in 1958 by taking part in different events held in Japan, China, and Scotland. He also took part in British Empire and Commonwealth Games held at Cardiff and was a semi-finalist in 100-yards clocking at 9.8 seconds.[3]

In 1959, Abdul Khaliq visited many countries, including England, Sweden, Irish, Wales, Highland, Ireland. He also won 9 International Gold Medals, 7 International Silver Medal, and 4 International Bronze Medal through several events.[3]

1960 Olympic Games
Abdul Khaliq took part in the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome but he could not qualify for the next rounds in both 100 meter and 4 × 100 m relay race event.[16][7]

International Meet at Lahore
This event in which Khaliq won Gold Medal in 100 meter race with a time of 10.4 seconds and Bronze Medal in 200 meter race and again Gold Medal in 4 × 100 m relay race timing 41.5 seconds was portrayed in the Indian movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.[17]

In 1960, Abdul Khaliq lost against India's Milkha Singh held in Pakistan. After the race, General Ayub Khan of Pakistan, gave Milkha Singh the title of 'The Flying Sikh'.

• 1967 at Murree for 6 weeks under German Coach
• 1974 at Hassan Abdul under USA Coaches
• 1976 at Lahore under Russian Coaches
• 1981 at Rawalpindi under I.O.C Coaches

• Army Coach 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 & 1971
• Punjab 1974 & 1975
• National Coach 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 & 1978
• Joined National Sports Trust Asian Athletics Coach 23 December 1975
• Punjab Sports Board Teachers Clinics
• National Coaches Clinic 1976
• Local PTI Clinic Lahore 1979