Saturday 18 June 2011

Syed Hussain Shah

Syed Hussain Shah has become a living legend in the history of Pakistan Boxing. He is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of Asia. It has been a treat for the boxing audiences to see him in action.
He had made his international debut at the first South Asian Games held in Nepal in 1984 and won a gold Medal for his country. He again won Gold Medals in the 2nd and 3rd SAF Games held in Dhaka in 1985 and Calcutta in 1987 respectively .
In 1996, he participated in the President's Cup Boxing tournament held in Jakarta and won a Gold m edal. He has to his credit the prestigious Asian Gold medal which was won by him in the 13th Asian Boxing Championships held at Kuwait, in 1987.
Syed Hussain Shah had performed creditably well at the 1986 Olympic Games where he won a first-ever Bronze Medal in Boxing for Pakistan and was instrumental in projecting the image of the country in the world of Boxing.

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