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Nargis Hameedullah ( ur, ; born 15 December 1998;

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) is a Pakistani

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ka who won bronze medal in the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. This was the first ever medal for Pakistan in Asian Games karate competitions.

Early life

Nargis was born in Quetta, Balochistan on 15 December 1998. She belongs to Quetta's Hazara community.

Professional career

Nargis is the first female karate instructor of Quetta and has represented Pakistan internationally. Nargis defeated Nepal's Karki Rita 3-1 in the match played for Bronze medals on 25 August 2018. Nargis won this bronze medal in over sixty-eight kilograms category competition. She won gold medal in the South Asian Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2017. She is also part of Pakistan Female Karate Association. She teaches karate to girls at a Quetta club and says "through karate, girls can defend themselves".

References

Living people 1998 births Pakistani female karateka Hazara sportspeople Pakistani people of Hazara descent People from Quetta Asian Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games medalists in karate 20th-century Pakistani women 21st-century Pakistani women {{Pakistan-karate-bio-stub