Muhammad Inayatullah
Achievements
2019:
- Inayat claimed the gold medal in the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal.
- Gold medal in 33rd National Games Peshwar.
2018:
- Inayatullah grabbed Pakistan's second-ever medal at the Youth Olympics and the 2018 Youth Olympic Games' first as he defeated US wrestler Carson Taylor Manville 3-1 to grab bronze in the -65kg event in Buenos Aires. Pakistan government rewarded the youngster with handsome prize money of Rs. 5 million for the stunning achievement.
2017:
- Muhammad Inayatullah made history for Pakistan on 14th October 2017 as he became the first-ever Pakistani wrestler to win a 70kg title at the Beach World Wrestling Championships by defeating an Irani opponent in the final in Dalyan, Turkey.
- He won the silver medal at the Asian Juniors' Wrestling Championship 2017 in cadet category.
Muhammad Inayatullah's Profile
Pakistan Wrestling (National Team)
Pakistan WAPDA (Departmental Team)
Biography:
Proficient wrestler, Muhammad Inayatullah has been a shining talent for Pakistan.
The Peshawar-based youngster, Inayat is raised by his father Muhammad Zahid — an Asian Games medallist himself and remained national champion for over a decade.
Inayat was roped in by WAPDA after he won gold in the 2012 National Under-14 event for a minor stipend of Rs5000. Now he is a permanent employee of the department and is in Grade-16.
Inayat was trained for around 12 years at Peshawar by Mohammad Naeem, an international wrestler of Afghanistan. Iranian coaches also labelled him as a future Olympics medallist.
Inayat said that he can achieve big targets if he is supported.
“Naeem worked hard with me to help me achieve what he could not achieve as a wrestler,” said Inayat, who has around 35 players training under him at his academy. “I am a coach too, training around 35 wrestlers in Peshawar,” he said.
Inayat has attended Islamia Collegiate School fro intermediate degree.
