| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Shooter Akhtar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1984 Rajanpur, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pakistan National Shooting Team[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (born 15 April 1984) is a Pakistani sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, finishing 15th.[2] He was also the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony along with Mahoor Shahzad.[3] After receiving an Olympic scholarship, he qualified at the 2019 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Rio, where he finished sixth.[4] In September 2019, Akhtar rose to the 15th place in the ISSF world rankings.[1]
- ^ a b c Khilari. "Khalil Akhtar's Player Profile - Khilari". khilari.com.pk.
- ^ "Shooting - AKHTAR Muhammad Khalil". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (20 July 2021). "Khalil, Mahoor to be Pakistan's flag bearers in Tokyo". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Akhtar and Mahoor to carry Pakistan's flag at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.