Nasir Iqbal
| Full name | Nasir Iqbal | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1994 Bannu, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Peshawar, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tahir Iqbal Khan | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (February 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 75 (April 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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| Updated on April 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Nasir Iqbal (Urdu: ناصر اقبال; born April 1, 1994, in Bannu) is a professional squash player who represents Pakistan. He won the prestigious British Junior Open Under-13 category in 2007 by defeating Fadi Tharwat in 41 minutes.[1] He won President Gold Cup International Squash Championship, 2015 beating Todd Harrity.[2][3] Iqbal had a three-year hiatus from the professional tour between 2017 and 2020, following a doping violation at the 2016 South Asian Games, where he was stripped of his gold medal in the singles event.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ BJO finals results at Squashtalk
- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "Athletes give strange excuses after failing dope tests". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
External links
[edit]- Nasir Iqbal at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2) (archive 3)
- Nasir Iqbal at Squash Info
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