Munir Sadiq is a former Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i three times Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 gold medalist in sailing

Sailing

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 having won his first at the 1978 Bangkok Games.

Early life and education

Sadiq completed his intermediate from Cadet College, Petaro in 1973.

Sailing career

Munir started sailing during his time in the Navy. In 1978, he partnered with Byram Avari

Byram Dinshawji Avari

Byram Dinshawji Avari is a prominent Pakistani businessman and twice Asian Games gold medalist. He is based in Karachi, Sindh.-Family:Avari is married to Gosphi and has two sons including, Xerxes.-Business Concerns:...

 to win Pakistan's first sailing gold in the Enterprise

Enterprise (dinghy)

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 class at the Asian Games

1978 Asian Games

The 8th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. And then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was decided to host the 8th Games...

. He went on to win two more golds with a new partner, Muhammad Zakaullah, winning at the 1986 Asian Games

1986 Asian Games

The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...

 at Seoul

Seoul

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, South Korea

South Korea

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 and 1990 Asian Games

1990 Asian Games

The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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. Pakistan's dominance at these Games was ended when at the 1994 Hiroshima Games, he was relegated to the silver with a new partner, Mamoon Sadiq.