Aaj TV English News - Sports https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:39:15 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:39:15 +0500 60 Haider Ali becomes first Pakistani to win gold at Tokyo Paralympics https://english.aaj.tv/news/30266096/ <p><strong>Haider Ali became the first ever Pakistani on Friday to win a gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the discus throw event.</strong></p> <p>He beat his own personal record with a throw measuring 55.26m. He beat second place thrower Mykola Zhabnyak from Ukraine by three meters.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/Paralympics/status/1433632915058012167"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>People took to Twitter to share their pride for the athlete. </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/PTVSp0rts/status/1433645772579516418"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/PakParalympic/status/1433677416619290674"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>Ali was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has been participating in athletic competitions for different abled persons. He has won a silver medal in a competition in Dubai in 2019, a bronze medal in 2016 and also participated in the 2008 Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the long jump. </p> <p>Apart from Friday's gold, Haider Ali has won peoples hearts as evidenced by the messages of love on Twitter. </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/iamkhaani/status/1433675912957112324"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/NationalITBoard/status/1433673363910799375"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArslanJutt43/status/1433677644575518762"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> Haider Ali became the first ever Pakistani on Friday to win a gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the discus throw event.

He beat his own personal record with a throw measuring 55.26m. He beat second place thrower Mykola Zhabnyak from Ukraine by three meters.

People took to Twitter to share their pride for the athlete.

Ali was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has been participating in athletic competitions for different abled persons. He has won a silver medal in a competition in Dubai in 2019, a bronze medal in 2016 and also participated in the 2008 Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the long jump.

Apart from Friday's gold, Haider Ali has won peoples hearts as evidenced by the messages of love on Twitter.

]]> Sports https://english.aaj.tv/news/30266096 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:38:52 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Haider Ali became the first ever Pakistani on Friday to win a gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the discus throw event. Twitter