Archery The
Pakistan Archery Federation is the governing body to develop and promote the game of
archery in Pakistan. It is based in
Lahore, and was founded in 1996. It was admitted into the
World Archery Federation in 2005. Pakistan Archery Federation organizes National Archery Championship annually. Archery competitions are also a regular part of the
National Games.
Mounted archery Mohammad Omer Saleem, a graduate of
LUMS, has become Pakistan's first-ever horseback archer. He is also the official representative of the World Horseback Archery Federation (WHAF) in Pakistan. Saleem represented Pakistan in the 16th World Horseback Archery Championship 2021 held in Tehran, Iran. He was placed at 18th in the Qabaq Track, 19th in the Kassai Track and 20th in the Korean Serial Track out of 45, including qualifiers. He broke the record for the highest score of any first-time participating country.
Athletics The
Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) organises athletic tournaments in
Pakistan. Pakistani athletes compete in various athletic events. Many Pakistani athletes have excelled in various events including the
Olympic Games, the
Asian Games, the
World Athletics Championships and the
Commonwealth Games among others. , javelin thrower and Pakistan's first Olympic Gold medallist in athletics. The 1950s and 1960s are often regarded as the Golden Age of Pakistani athletics, with
Abdul Khaliq,
Ghulam Raziq,
Mubarak Shah,
Muhammad Iqbal,
Muhammad Nawaz,
Jalal Khan,
Allah Ditta and
Muhammad Ramzan Ali achieving various milestones. Pakistani female athletes have also represented Pakistan at the international level, such as
Shabana Akhtar, who was the first Pakistani female athlete to participate at the Olympics. International events such as the
Lahore Marathon take place in the country. In recent times,
Arshad Nadeem is the reigning
Olympic champion in Men's javelin throw with an
Olympic record throw of at the
2024 Summer Olympics. He is the first Pakistani track and field athlete to earn direct qualification for the
Olympics under
modern entry standards, and the first Pakistani athlete to reach the final of any event at the
World Championships. At the
2024 Summer Olympics, he became the first Pakistani ever to win an Olympic medal in athletics and the country's first individual Olympic gold medalist. He also won
Pakistan's first ever
World Championships medal, a silver at the
2023 World Athletics Championships. In
2022, he created a
Commonwealth Games record with a throw of
90.18 m and became the first ever athlete from
South Asia to breach the 90m mark.
Billiards and snooker Snooker is one of the rising sports in Pakistan, and it has been taken up by many people. There has been success at the international level;
Muhammad Yousaf was the 1994
IBSF World Snooker Champion and the 2006
IBSF World Masters Champion.
Shokat Ali is Pakistan's number one player and an Asian Games Gold medalist. He also won a
bronze medal at the
2001 World Games.
Ahsan Ramzan has set a new record for amateur snooker and became the 2nd youngest champion in the world after Chinese player
Yan Bingtao at
World Amateur Snooker Championships. He
represented Pakistan at the
2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Muhammad Asif is a three-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship. He turned professional in 2022. The
Pakistan Billiards Snooker Association (PBSA) was formed in 1958.
Bowling with Pakistani
bowlers in
2014 Commonwealth Games Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation is affiliated with Asian Bowling Federation and
World Bowling. The Federation is affiliated with Pakistan Sports Board.
Chess In Pakistan,
chess is played throughout the country, mostly in the Mughal style which is slightly different from the international style, but the
Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) organizes its tournaments in the international style, and according to the established rules. The
FIDE has awarded the
International Master title to Shahzad Mirza and
Mahmood Lodhi.
Cycling The
Pakistan Cycling Federation is the governing body of
cycling in Pakistan. The
Tour de Pakistan International Cycling Race starts from
Karachi and ends in
Peshawar, with about 150 domestic and international cyclists taking part every year. This race is among the largest of such events in
Asia, covering a distance of 1,648 km in eleven stages with four days of rest en route. Teams from
WAPDA,
Pakistan Army,
Pakistan Railways, and
Sui Southern Gas Company, along with teams of the four provinces regularly take part in domestic and international cycling tournaments. Women's cycling also takes place in the country. Other events are the Tour of Islamabad and the MTB Tour of the Himalayas.
Samar Khan is the first woman in the world to cycle on the
Biafo Glacier and the first Pakistani to ride a bicycle on snow in Gilgit-Baltistan. She also cycled to
Khunjerab Pass, the highest road in the world, and climbed
Mount Kilimanjaro with her bike to highlight climate change. As the founder of Samar Camp, she promotes adventure sports and women's empowerment in Pakistan. She is a TEDx speaker and climate activist, inspiring youth through her achievements in extreme cycling. Her work has earned her national recognition and admiration. Other notable cyclists include
Zenith Irfan,
Wazir Ali,
Arsalan Anjum Muhammad,
Muhammad Ashiq,
Muhammad Shafi,
Muhammad Shah Rukh,
Din Meraj,
Muhammad Naqi Mallick,
Awais khan,
Muhammad Hafeez,
Saleem Farooqi,
Abdul Razzaq Baloch,
Imtiaz Bhatti,
Sidra Sadaf,
Sabia Abbat,
Lal Bakhsh and
Noorena Shams.
Golf Pakistan has qualified for the
Golf World Cup a total of 4 times, in 1975, 1977, 1982, and recently in 2009, when they finished joint 22nd out of the 28 qualifying teams. The
Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) run
golf in Pakistan.
Karachi Golf Club is one of the oldest in the country and it is where the Pakistan Open takes place. The
Pakistan Open was founded in 1967 and became an
Asian Tour event in 2006.
Chris Rodgers won the Pakistan Open in 2006. The 2007 event was held in January and had an increased prize money purse of $330,000 US.
Taimur Hussain has been Pakistan's most successful golfer, as he won the 1998 Myanmar Open, becoming the first Pakistani to win on the Asian Tour.
Shooting Shooting in Pakistan governed by
National Rifle Association of Pakistan.
Irshad Ali with one silver and two bronzes in the
Commonwealth Games is one of the most successful shooters at international level.
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, a three-time Olympian won the bronze medal back at the
2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, and also earned direct qualification to
Paris 2024 Olympics.
Kishmala Talat won
Pakistan's first Asian Games medal in shooting at the
2022 Asian Games. She won silver medal in Asian Rifle/ Pistol Championship 2024 Jakarta, Indonesia and became the first woman in the history of Pakistan to get direct berth to Olympics. In the same event with his teammate
Gulfam Joseph, she won bronze medal in mix team event.
Khurram Inam is a seasoned Pakistani skeet shooter and three-time Olympian (
2000 Sydney,
2004 Athens,
2012 London), known for representing Pakistan on the world stage over many years.
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar is a veteran pistol shooter who was the flag-bearer for Pakistan at the
2020 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games and has consistently represented Pakistan at major platforms including the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Colonel Farrukh Nadeem won gold in the men's individual trap event at the
2026 Asian Shotgun Championships in Doha, scoring 119/125 in qualifying and 27/30 in the final to set new world and Asian records under the updated format, winning Pakistan's first-ever gold in Asian shotgun shooting.
Skiing The
Ski Federation of Pakistan, created in December 1990, runs the sport. Despite being a country with many mountains, the sport has never taken off until the late 1990s. Up until then, it was only done by the
Pakistan Army. Now there have been facilities put in place so that the sport can be played, and the Ski Federation of Pakistan now sends out teams to international tournaments.
Muhammad Abbas represented Pakistan at
2010 Vancouver Games becoming the first Pakistani Winter Olympian while
Muhammad Karim represented Pakistan at the
2014,
2018,
2022 and
2026 Winter Olympics, becoming the nation's most consistent winter flag bearer. In 2018,
Syed Human made history by giving Pakistan its first Olympic appearance in cross-country skiing.
Mir Nawaz won silver and bronze medals at the
2011 South Asian Winter Games becoming Pakistan's first ever medalist at any South Asian Winter Games.
Amina Wali is a notable
alpine skier and she remained national champion for 15 years.
Ifrah Wali made history by becoming the first winner of the Giant Slalom event at any South Asian Winter Games when she won gold at the
inaugural games held in
India.
Mia Nuriah Freudweiler represented Pakistan at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics, marking the country's debut at the Winter Youth Olympics. Competing in alpine skiing, she finished 46th in the Super-G and 30th in the Alpine Combined events. ==Motorsport==