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Mohammad Abubakar Durrani ( ps, محمد ابوبکر درانی; born in
He won his first Gold medal in Competition held in 2005 at HDWSA Hanna Lake Quetta in Category K,1 (U 10). His major Achievement was winning the under 16 and 18 Gold Medals in Pakistan's National Canoeing Championship held in 2007 at Rawal Lake Islamabad. He is the youngest Kayak paddler athlete to have won the "Player of the Year Award" and is the only Kayaking player to have won this outstanding award in Pakistan eight consecutive times since 2007.
He represented Pakistan in the ICF international Canoeing championship held in Aronzo Di Cadore Italy 30 June to 2 July 2017 and subsequently in July 2019 and performed excellent, on his returned from Italy the Governor Balochistan invited the Pakistan National Canoeing team including Abubakar Durrani at Governor House Quetta and appreciated his performance in the ICF Canoeing Championship in Italy.Mohammad Abubakar Durrani represented Pakistan in ICF International Canoeing Championship Italy 2019
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Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy
Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Durrani, Mohammad Abubakar 1995 births Living people Pashtun people People from Quetta Pakistani male canoeists
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of ...
Balochistan Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
) is a Pakistani canoeist and documentary/ short film maker , cameraman, cave photographer and owner of the Abdali Productions.
Family Background
Mohammad Abubakar Durrani hails from the ethnicPashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
Sadduzai
Popalzai or Popalzay ( ps, پوپلزی), also known as Popal, are Durrani (formerly called Abdali or Bor Tareen) Pashtuns of Afghanistan. The Popalzai are part of the Zirak confederation of Pashtun tribes. The origin of the Abdali forefathers ...
tribe, section of the Popalzai
Popalzai or Popalzay ( ps, پوپلزی), also known as Popal, are Durrani (formerly called Abdali or Bor Tareen) Pashtuns of Afghanistan. The Popalzai are part of the Zirak confederation of Pashtun tribes. The origin of the Abdali forefather ...
sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtun tribe, Mohammad Umar Durrani is his younger brother. He is son of eminent Pakistani caving legend and environmental scientists / Conservationist Hayatullah Khan Durrani and grandson of the sadozai Pashtun tribal chief and politician Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Durrani.
Early life
Durrani became involved in the sport of kayaking as a child and went with his father toHanna Lake
Hanna Lake () is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta, in Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
Geography
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, east from Quetta city. The reserv ...
to his father's water sports academy (Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy)(HDWSA). He won his first Gold medal in Competition held in 2005 at HDWSA Hanna Lake Quetta in Category K,1 (U 10). His major Achievement was winning the under 16 and 18 Gold Medals in Pakistan's National Canoeing Championship held in 2007 at Rawal Lake Islamabad. He is the youngest Kayak paddler athlete to have won the "Player of the Year Award" and is the only Kayaking player to have won this outstanding award in Pakistan eight consecutive times since 2007.
International Participation
Mohammad Abubakar Durrani Participated in the 14th and 15th Asian Canoe Sprint Championships held in Tehran Iran 2011 and in the historical city of Samarqand Uzbekistan 2013. He participated as official of National Speleological and Caving Team of Pakistan in 5th European Speleo Caving Conference 2016 Yorkshire and 10th PAK-Britain Friendship Caving and Speleo Expedition 2016 under the auspicious of British Caving Association and Orpheus Caving Club Derby-shire Great Britain. He represented Pakistan in the ICF international Canoeing championship held in Aronzo Di Cadore Italy 30 June to 2 July 2017 and subsequently in July 2019 and performed excellent, on his returned from Italy the Governor Balochistan invited the Pakistan National Canoeing team including Abubakar Durrani at Governor House Quetta and appreciated his performance in the ICF Canoeing Championship in Italy./ref>
References
External links
Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy
Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Durrani, Mohammad Abubakar 1995 births Living people Pashtun people People from Quetta Pakistani male canoeists