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Pakistan's first gold winner Nooh Dastagir Butt makes history at Commonwealth Games 2022

Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt (born 3 February 1998) is a gold medalist weightlifter from Gujranwala, Pakistan. He won gold medal in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2022

Personal life
Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt was born on February 3, 1998, in Gujranwala. He belongs to a Kashmiri weightlifting family. His father Ghulam Dastgir Butt, who also participated in the international weightlifting events, is coach of Nooh and his brother Hanzala Dastgir Butt (weightlifter, also participated in CWC 2022).[1]

Career
Butt won the bronze medal in 105+ kg weightlifting competition in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] After lifting 173 kg in snatch, he successfully lifted 222 kg in his first attempt of clean and jerk to confirm his medal. In an attempt to turn it into a gold, Nooh attempted 228 kg in 2nd and 231 kg in third attempt but couldn’t do it successfully.[4]

He also won a bronze medal in Commonwealth Games junior championships at Penang, Malaysia in 2016 and Pune, India in 2015. He lifted 395 kg in junior championships, which is a junior commonwealth record.[5][6][7]

On 3 August 2022, Butt won Pakistan's first gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games when he won the men's +109 kg weightlifting event. He lifted 173 kg in the snatch category, and 232 kg in clean and jerk, both Commonwealth Games records, for a combined 405 kg.

References
"Pakistan's Nooh plans one better than bronze at CWG". The Express Tribune. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
Lakhani, Faizan (9 April 2018). "Pakistani weightlifter Nooh Butt wins bronze at Commonwealth Games". Geo News. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
Lakhani, Faizan (8 April 2018). "Weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt - one of Pakistan's brightest medal hopes at CWG18". Geo News. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
Safi, Alam Zeb (21 February 2016). "Time to reflect and plan | Sports | thenews.com.pk". The News International. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
"Pakistan win second medal in Commonwealth Games 2018". Samaa TV. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
Raheel, Natasha (2016-10-09). "Weightlifters ready to flex muscles". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
Ahmed, Zeeshan; Ghaffar, Abdul (2018-04-09). "Nooh Dastagir Butt wins Pakistan's second bronze medal of Commonwealth Games 2018". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
"Pakistani weightlifter Nooh breaks CWG records for gold". The Express Tribune. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03


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