Shafqat Rasool (born 10 December 1988,

Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh ( pnb, , ur, ) is a city and capital of Toba Tek Singh District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is surrounded by cities of Gojra, Kamalia, Rajana, Pir Mahal and Shorkot. History The city and district is named af ...

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Asian Games website. Retrieved 29 November 2010. is a Pakistani

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player. On 3 April 2021, he was banned from all competition for 10 years after "indulged in a fight during a match."

Career

2008

Rasool was part of the Pakistan squad at the 2008 Olympics, playing in all 6 of Pakistan's games and scoring 1 goal.

2010

Rasool took part in the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Late in November, he was part of the gold medal winning team at the Asian Games in

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, China.

2012

Rasool played in all of Pakistan's games at the 2012 Summer Olympics, again scoring 1 goal.

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