Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (born 15 April 1984) is a Pakistani

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. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, finishing 15th. He was also the flag-bearer at the

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along with Mahoor Shahzad. After receiving an Olympic scholarship, he qualified at the 2019 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in

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, where he finished sixth. In September 2019, Akhtar rose to the 15th place in the ISSF world rankings.

Career

Akhtar won silver in the

2016 South Asian Games The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. A total of 2,672 athletes competed in 226 events over 22 sports ...

. He finished sixth in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

25 metre rapid fire pistol

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhtar, Muhammad Khalil 1984 births Living people Pakistani male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Pakistan Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Pakistan Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen