{"id":93173,"date":"2025-04-22T03:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/azan-ali-aims-for-world-champion-title\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T03:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:29:07","slug":"azan-ali-aims-for-world-champion-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/azan-ali-aims-for-world-champion-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Azan Ali aims for World Champion title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- popular full --><\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Azan Ali aims for World Champion title<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Pakistani young squash player Azan Ali Khan has set his sights on becoming a World Champion, saying his goal demands extensive hard work for which he is ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSquash is my family\u2019s game. I\u2019m the nephew of International Champion Jahangir Khan. My father trained Hamza Khan, a world champion, and he was also a coach. I\u2019ve learned from him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Azan brought pride to Pakistan by winning the gold medal in the Under-17 category at the 2025 Australian Junior Open Squash Championship held in Melbourne. Reflecting on his performance, Azan said the early rounds weren\u2019t too tough, and despite dealing with mild gallbladder pain, he didn\u2019t lose a single game and managed the discomfort with painkillers.<\/p>\n<p>The championship was held from April 13 to 17 and featured 64 players from 11 different countries, making Azan\u2019s victory even more impressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy next target is to become a world champion, which requires more sponsors. Currently, I\u2019m supported by Muslim Hands, PM Youth Program, and K2 Squash. Winning matches like Jahangir Khan\u2019s is tough and demands extensive hard work and support, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRehan Tahir, Rana Mashhood and Javed Gilani sir are helping me with sponsorship, but I need more to participate in tournaments and improve my ranking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azan Ali aims for World Champion title Pakistani young squash player Azan Ali Khan has set his sights on becoming a World Champion, saying his goal demands extensive hard work for which he is ready. \u201cSquash is my family\u2019s game. I\u2019m the nephew of International Champion Jahangir Khan. 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