GHULAM ABBAS Saadi

Pakistan
Karate
1 Jan 1988
35
Male
1.72/5'8''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
KTE Karate Men's Kumite -84Kg  

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Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
5Men's -75kg Kumite2018Indonesia
9Men's -67kg Kumite2014Incheon, KOR
11Men's -55kg Kumite2006Doha, QAT
18Men's -67kg Kumite2010Guangzhou, CHN
World Championships
7Men's -60kg Kumite2008Tokyo, JPN
14Men's -75kg Kumite2021Dubai, UAE
21Men's -67kg Kumite2016Linz, AUT
21Men's -67kg Kumite2014Bremen, GER
21Men's -67kg Kumite2012Paris, FRA
22Men's -75kg Kumite2018Madrid, ESP
36Men's Open Kumite2008Tokyo, JPN
Karate 1 Premier League
7Men's -75kg Kumite2019Shanghai, CHN
7Men's -75kg Kumite2019Paris, FRA
11Men's -75kg Kumite2022Fujairah, UAE
12Men's -75kg Kumite2018Dubai, UAE
13Men's -75kg Kumite2019Tokyo, JPN
13Men's -75kg Kumite2019Dubai, UAE
14Men's -75kg Kumite2020/2021Paris, FRA
15Men's -75kg Kumite2018Rotterdam, NED
15Men's -75kg Kumite2018Paris, FRA
15Men's -75kg Kumite2017Dubai, UAE
20Men's -75kg Kumite2016Dubai, UAE
21Men's -67kg Kumite2015Sharm El Sheikh, EGY
32Men's -75kg Kumite2020/2021Lisbon, POR
33Men's -75kg Kumite2020/2021Salzburg, AUT
33Men's -75kg Kumite2020/2021Dubai, UAE
33Men's -75kg Kumite2018Istanbul, TUR
34Men's -75kg Kumite2019Moscow, RUS
34Men's -75kg Kumite2019Rabat, MAR
Asian Championships
1Men's -67kg Kumite2011Guangzhou, CHN
3Men's -67kg Kumite2013Dubai, UAE
3Men's -67kg Kumite2012Tashkent, UZB
5Men's -75kg Kumite2021Almaty, KAZ
7Men's -75kg Kumite2019Can Tho, VIE
7Men's -67kg Kumite2015Yokohama, JPN
9Men's -75kg Kumite2018Amman, JOR
9Men's Team Kumite2018Amman, JOR
19Men's Team Kumite2019Can Tho, VIE
South Asian Games
1Men's -55kg Kumite2006Colombo, SRI
2Men's -67kg Kumite2010Dhaka, BAN
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Travelling. (Facebook profile, 21 Jun 2023)
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Athlete
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Social Work Studies - University of Karachi, Pakistan
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Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu
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He sustained a knee injury in 2022. He returned to competition in April 2023 at the Series A event in Richmond, BC, Canada. (Instagram profile, 20 Apr 2023; geosuper.tv, 16 Apr 2023)
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He began the sport in 1996 in Karachi, Pakistan. (magnussports.co, 01 Jun 2018)
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His father encouraged him to take up the sport. "My father was inspired by [martial artist] Bruce Lee. He had watched all of his movies and always wanted one of his sons to master the art of karate." (arysports.tv, 29 Dec 2016)
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To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (geosuper.tv, 16 Apr 2023)
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Pakistani boxer Hussain Shah. (Olympics YouTube channel, 20 Jun 2021)
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"You don't know what will happen next, so go ahead, go for your dreams." (Olympics YouTube channel, 20 Jun 2021)

Additional Information

General
MOVE TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
In 2012 he relocated to the United Arab Emirates in order to develop his career as an athlete. He was supported by the UAE Karate Federation and began training with the Emirati national team. "They treated me like a family, so it always feels like home." (Olympics YouTube channel, 20 Jun 2021)

OTHER ROLES
He has served as a member of the athletes' commission at the Pakistan Olympic Association. (Facebook profile, 20 Nov 2022)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After he studied for a bachelor's degree in social work at the University of Karachi in Pakistan between 2010 and 2013, he studied for a master's degree in sports science and physical education at the University of Central Punjab in Pakistan between 2019 and 2021. (Facebook profile, 21 Jun 2023; LinkedIn profile, 28 Jun 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event