Faiqa Riaz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 September 1999 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m: 12.49 (2024) |
Faiqa Riaz TI[1] (born 6 September 1999) is a Pakistani sprinter. She represented Pakistan in women's 100 m event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[2]
Early life
Faiqa Riaz was born on 6 September 1999 in Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. She completed her intermediate education at Lahore College for Women University and earned a Bachelor's degree from Superior University, Lahore.[3] She later obtained a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance.[4]
Career
Faiqa initially played field hockey as a right-in/right-out and attended Pakistan's national hockey team camp ahead of their Thailand tour in 2016. She later left hockey to focus exclusively on athletics.
She made her international athletics debut at the 2018 South Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in Sri Lanka, where she finished seventh in the women's 100 m event with a timing of 13.38.[5][6]
In 2023, she won the women's 100 m event at the National Athletics Championships in Attock with a timing of 12.00, representing the WAPDA, thereby becoming the national champion.[7]
She represented Pakistan at the 2024 Paris Olympics after receiving a universality place.[8] Competing in the women's 100 m event, she recorded a personal best of 12.49 and finished 24th overall in the preliminary round.[2]
At the 2025 National Games held in Karachi, she won four gold medals: three in individual events (100 m, 200 m, long jump) and one as part of the 4x400 m relay team.[9]
Faiqa served as the nation's joint flag-bearer alongside wrestler Muhammad Inam at the 2026 Asian Beach Games opening ceremony, where she successfully qualified for the women's 60m final by clocking 7.56 in the heats before ultimately finishing 8th in the finals with a time of 7.75.[10] In the women's 100 m event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, she clocked 11.64 (+2.4 m/s) in the heats and did not advance into the final.[11]
Competitions
National competitions
| Competition | Team | Event | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Athletics Championship | HEC | Long Jump | 2017 | 1st | 4.76m[12] |
| 100 m | 3rd | 16.63s[12] | |||
| National Games | HEC | Long Jump | 2019 | 2nd | [13] |
| National Athletics Championship | WAPDA | Long Jump | 2023 | 1st | 5.43m[7] |
| 100 m | 12.00s[7] |
International Competitions
| Competition | Event | Location | Year | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Asian U20 Athletics Championships | 100 m | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2018 | 13.38 | 7th |
| Olympic Games | 100 m | Paris, France | 2024 | 12.49 | 24th |
| Asian Beach Games | 60 m | Sanya, China | 2026 | 7.75 | 8th |
| Commonwealth Games | 100 m | Glasgow, Scotland | 2026 | 11.64 | 21st |
See also
References
- ↑ "Presidency announces 355 civil awards on Independence Day". Dawn. 15 August 2026.
Athlete Faiqa Riaz was the sole sports recipient.
- 1 2 "Kishmala Talat, Faiqa Riaz bow out of Paris Olympics after failing to qualify for next round". Dawn. 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Former HEC Athlete Faiqa Riaz Secures Wild Card Entry to Paris Olympics – News | Superior University".
- ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics: The Pakistan Contingent". ARY News. 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "Faiqa to represent Pakistan on wild card in Paris". The News International.
- ↑ "South Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2018: Results".
- 1 2 3 "Shajar, Faiqa sprint to 100m golds at National Athletics". Dawn. 8 December 2023.
- ↑ Yaqoob, Mohammed (28 May 2024). "Paris-bound Faiqa wants to train under coach Fayyaz". Dawn.
- ↑ Lakhani, Faizan (11 December 2025). "Army wins 113 golds to stay atop National Games medal table". Geo News.
- ↑ "Pakistan Shines at the Sanya 2026 Opening Ceremony: Muhammad Inam and Faiqa Riaz Lead the Contingent - Pakistan Olympics". Pakistan Olympic Association. 5 May 2026.
- ↑ Zubair, Muhammad (28 July 2026). "Faiqa sets national record, misses qualification". The News International.
- 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "2019 National Games". National Games of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.