Tag: Squash

  • Squash legend Jahangir Khan stuns with incredible weight loss transformation

    Squash legend Jahangir Khan stuns with incredible weight loss transformation

    One of the finest squash players of all time, Jahangir Khan has left everyone stunned with his amazing transformation. Khan shared a new picture of himself in which looked fresh and appeared to have lost a great amount of weight.

    https://twitter.com/JK555squash/status/1221080704227971075?s=20

    In case you didn’t know, here’s what the player looked like previously. The squash champion had gained a considerable amount of weight post his retirement from the sport.

    Soon after Khan shared the picture, people began to praise him for his incredible transformation.

    Meanwhile, others attributed his transformation to surgery. However, Khan refuted the claims and said that he “always believed in determination with discipline”. The 56-year-old, who retired in 1993, was known for his never-say-die approach and stamina.

    Khan has had a prolific career. At 17, he became the youngest ever to win the World Open Champion. He won this title a total of six times. The squash legend also won the prestigious British Open a record 10 times. He still holds the record of remaining unbeaten in 555 consecutive matches played over a period of five years and eight months.

    Khan has also been awarded the Pride of Performance and the Hilal-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan for his achievements in squash.

  • Boxer Amir Khan calls out PTI minister for taking credit for squash players’ treatment

    Boxer Amir Khan calls out PTI minister for taking credit for squash players’ treatment

    Federal minister Ali Haider Zaidi and boxer Amir Khan have engaged in a Twitter fight over taking credit for supporting former Pakistan number one squash player Riffat Khan.

    Riffat Khan underwent knee surgery last week at Shiffa International Hospital to revive her career. She had earlier requested the Prime Minister Imran Khanto help her after Squash Federation, Sports Board and relevant authorities had refused to help her.

    After media channels highlighted her story, former boxing champion Aamir Khan responded to her call and announced to help her. At the same time, Dr. Shireen Mazari, reportedly, said that minister Ali Zaidi, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, will bear all the expenses of Riffat’s operation.

    Riffat was, then got operated on November 13 and was released from the hospital on 14th.

    Following that, the British-Pakistani boxer tweeted the news item on Riffat’s improved health announcing that Aamir Khan Foundation supported her and paid for the athlete.

    Ali Zaidi responded quickly to that tweet saying that it was his ministry, not Aamir Khan who paid for the operation.

    “To set the record straight, PNSC paid for her operation! I heard Amir Khan offered to pay and many thanks for that, but Maritime government had already stepped in. Therefore, please take credit where it’s due,” tweeted the minister.

    Replying to Ali Zaidi’s tweet, Aamir posted the bank transaction details on his twitter account saying he paid 334,569 rupees for the operation, the government didn’t.

    Soon after these exhanges between the minister and the boxer, journalist Faizan Lakhani while replying to minister’s tweet said, “Actually both of you helped her. I have seen evidence of Amir sending her money & the athlete has also confirmed you both helped her. Aamir stepped in only after relevant people in government had refused to help her, you also reacted to same news story. You both deserve credit”.

    In another interview post her surgery, Riffat had highlighted the government’s treatment towards her before her issue came to media.

    “I was broken, disheartened and shattered by the insulting behavior and I was simply very upset with Acting PSB Director General Amna Imran, who should have realized my pain and agony, rather than keeping me waiting outside her office for an hour,” she had said.