Athletics Federation of Pakistan to train ambitious long jumper Asif Magsi

Pakistanis have a habit of leaving the world stunned with their brilliance every now and then. One such case is Asif, who created history through his daring stunts. 

Asif Magsi, an ambitious long jumper from Thatta, has captured the attention of Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) after his recent videos went viral on social media.

The 21-year-old young man made a long jump over 11 whole motorbikes without his feet touching any of them, while in another video, he has jumped over a lake covering an extensive distance with a Pakistani flag in his hand. Both the videos got immense attention as a lot of fans posted about the overnight sensation.

AFP President Maj Gen (r) M Akram Sahi said that he had also seen Magsi’s videos and was keen to meet him.

“I have personally contacted him and invited him to Lahore, where he would be facilitated with all the available resources and would be trained and groom by our coaches.”

Magsi said that he has been doing jumping since his boyhood.

“I have been practising consistently to make the jump [in the viral video]. I started from five bikes, then took it to seven and then to 11 bikes. I’ve had a few injuries but none of them were ever serious.”

Magsi has also got the concentration of legendary American Olympian Carl Lewis, who’s a former track and field athlete. On his twitter handle, Lewis commended Magi’s bold attitude while jumping over bikes.

“Actually with his lack of fear, he has the perfect mindset,” he said.

Asif has 16.6 million followers on TikTok, where he mostly posts videos of himself leaping over streams and motorcycles.