Muhammad Yasir

Muhammad Yasir Sultan (born 1 May 1998) is a Pakistani javelin thrower. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Championships.

Career Yasir made his international debut at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, where he finished sixth with a throw of 67.02 m.

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, he finished eighth with a throw of 65.20 m. Later at the Universiade in Taipei, he finished 22nd among 27 athletes in the qualification round with a throw of 66.79 m and did not advance into the final.

He won the gold medal at the 2022 Imam Reza Cup in Mashhad with a 74.83 m throw.

In 2023, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a personal best of 79.93 m. In October, he narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 78.13 m. Later the same month, he finished fourth at the Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, with a throw of 72.64 m.

He won the silver medal with a throw of 78.10 m at the 2024 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo.

In 2025, he finished eighth at the Asian Championships in Gumi with a throw of 75.39 m. He also won the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Throwing Championships in Mokpo, with a season-best throw of 77.43 m. At the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, he won the silver medal with a throw of 76.04 m.

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he failed to qualify for the final after producing a season-best effort of 74.36 m on his final attempt in the qualification round to finish 14th overall.

International competitions