Basharmal Sultani

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Basharmal Sultani boxer
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Birth Name Basharmal Sultani
Weight class 69 kg
nationality Afghan
birthday January 28, 1985
size 170 cm

Basharmal Sultani (born January 28, 1985 ) is an Afghan boxer . He was a member of the five-man team from Afghanistan that participated in Athens in 2004 for the first time since the fall of the Taliban government in the Olympic Games .

Sultani started boxing at the age of 16. He is the national champion of his country. Because of an injury to his thumb, he was unable to participate in a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games held in Pakistan in May 2004. A wildcard enabled him to start in Athens.

On August 15, 2004, Sultani competed in the welterweight division . In the first round he met the quarter-finalists of the Olympic Games in Sydney Mohamed Hikal from Egypt and lost on points with 12:40.

In addition to his sporting career, Sultani studied literature at the University of Kabul .

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