Muhammad Yasir (javelin thrower)

Muhammad Yasir
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Yasir Sultan
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998
Punjab, Pakistan
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best79.93 m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BangkokJavelin throw
Asian Throwing Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 MokpoJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2025 MokpoJavelin throw
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 RiyadhJavelin throw

Muhammad Yasir Sultan (born 1 May 1998) is a Pakistani javelin thrower. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Championships.

Career

Yasir made his international debut at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, where he finished sixth with a throw of 67.02 m.[1]

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, he finished eighth with a throw of 65.20 m.[2] Later at the Universiade in Taipei, he finished 22nd among 27 athletes in the qualification round with a throw of 66.79 m and did not advance into the final.[3]

He won the gold medal at the 2022 Imam Reza Cup in Mashhad with a 74.83 m throw.[4]

In 2023, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a personal best of 79.93 m.[5] In October, he narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 78.13 m.[6] Later the same month, he finished fourth at the Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, with a throw of 72.64 m.[7]

He won the silver medal with a throw of 78.10 m at the 2024 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo.[8]

In 2025, he finished eighth at the Asian Championships in Gumi with a throw of 75.39 m.[9] He also won the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, with a season-best throw of 77.43 m.[10] At the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, he won the silver medal with a throw of 76.04 m.[11]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he failed to qualify for the final after producing a season-best effort of 74.36 m on his final attempt in the qualification round to finish 14th overall.[12]

International competitions

Representing  Pakistan
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2016 Asian Junior Championships Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 6th 67.02 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 8th 65.20 m
Universiade Chinese Taipei Taipei, Taiwan 22nd (q) 66.79 m
2022 Imam Reza Cup Iran Mashhad, Iran 1st 74.83 m
2023 Asian Championships Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 79.93 m PB
Asian Games China Hangzhou, China 4th 78.13 m
Asian Throwing Championships South Korea Mokpo, South Korea 4th 72.64 m
2024 Asian Throwing Championships South Korea Mokpo, South Korea 2nd 78.10 m
2025 Asian Championships South Korea Gumi, South Korea 8th 75.39 m
Asian Throwing Championships South Korea Mokpo, South Korea 3rd 77.43 m SB
Islamic Solidarity Games Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2nd 76.04 m
2026 Commonwealth Games Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 14th (q) 74.36 m SB

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, Ho Chi Minh City | Results Archived 27 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Asia.
  2. ↑ "2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, Baku | Results". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ 2017 Universiade, Taipei | Men's javelin throw (Qualification Group B results) Archived 12 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Pakistan finish third in the Imam Reza International Athletics Cup 2022".
  5. ↑ "Pakistan's Javelin Thrower Yasir wins bronze medal at Asian Athletics Championship". Geo Super.
  6. ↑ "19th Asian Games, Hangzhou | Men's javelin throw". World Athletics.
  7. ↑ "2023 Asian Throwing Championships, Mokpo | Men's javelin throw". World Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan's Muhammad Yasir bags silver medal in Asian Throwing Championship". 16 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "2025 Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi | Men's javelin throw" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 31 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan's Yasir Sultan clinches bronze in Asian Throwing Championships javelin event". 22 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Arshad Nadeem defends gold medal at Islamic Solidarity Games, Muhammad Yasir wins silver for Pakistan". Dawn. 20 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Arshad qualifies for javelin throw final, Yasir misses out". Dawn. 31 July 2026.
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