Shabana Akhtar

Who is Shabana Akhtar?

Shabana Akhtar is an Olympic athlete from Pakistan. She became Pakistan's first female to compete at an Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics.

She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989–1998, and from 1992–1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4x100m Relay and 4x400 Relay.

She represented Pakistan at the:

⁕World Championships: 1993 and 1995

⁕South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995

⁕Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997