Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt

Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt is a Pakistani weightlifter from Gujranwala, Pakistan. He won the Bronze medal in 105+ kg weightlifting competition in 2018 Commonwealth Games. [1]. After lifting 173kg in snatch, he successfully lifted 222kg in his first attempt of clean and jerk to confirm his medal. In an attempt to turn it into a gold, Nooh attempted 228kg in 2nd and 231kg in third attempt but couldn’t do it successfully[2][3].

He also won a bronze medal in Commonwealth Games junior championships at Penang, Malaysia in 2016 and Pune, India in 2015. He lifted 395kg in junior championships, which is a junior commonwealth record[4][5][6].

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistani weightlifter Nooh Butt wins bronze at Commonwealth Games". www.geo.tv.
  2. ↑ "Weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt - one of Pakistan's brightest medal hopes at CWG18". www.geo.tv.
  3. ↑ "Time to reflect and plan". thenews.com.pk.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan win second medal in Commonwealth Games 2018". samaa.tv.
  5. ↑ "Weightlifters ready to flex muscles". tribune.com.pk.
  6. ↑ "Nooh Dastagir Butt wins Pakistan's second bronze medal of Commonwealth Games 2018". dawn.com.
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