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Aamir Atlas Khan

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Aamir Atlas Khan
Country Pakistan
Born (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg[citation needed]
Turned pro2002
Coached byAtlas Khan
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 14 (September 2009)
Current rankingNo. 65 (January 2015)
Title(s)8
Tour final(s)14
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Singles Asian Individual champion 2013
Updated on January 2015.

Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan's prestigious civil award, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (lit.'Medal of Excellence'). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]

Career

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2007 was Khan's most successful year and saw his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.

As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.

2010

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Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]

Asian Squash Championship '13

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In the Asian Squash Championship 2013, Khan brushed aside Kuwait's Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
  2. ^ Medallists Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Aamir Atlas wins final to become Asian Champion". Dawn. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/6617389/Pakistans-Aamir-Atlas-Khan-shocks-Gregory-Gaultier-at-Qatar-Open.html

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