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Mohammad Abubakar Durrani
محمد ابوبکر درانی
Born	Mohammad Abubakar Durrani (1995-12-28)December 28, 1995 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Other names	Abu
Education	MA
Occupation	Canoeing / Photographer
Years active	since 2007 to 2017
Employer	Pakistan Customs
Known for	Canoeing
Parent	Hayatullah Khan Durrani

Mohammad Abubakar Durrani (Pashto: محمد ابوبکر درانی; born in Quetta Balochistan Pakistan) is a Pakistani canoeist and documentary/ short film maker, cameraman, cave photographer and owner of the Abdali Productions.

Family background

Mohammad Abubakar Durrani hails from the ethnic Pashtun Sadduzai tribe, section of the Popalzai sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtun tribe, Mohammad Umar Durrani is his younger brother. He is son of eminent Pakistani caving legend and environmental scientists / Conservationist Hayatullah Khan Durrani and grandson of the sadozai Pashtun tribal chief and politician Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Durrani.

Early life

Durrani became involved in the sport of kayaking as a child and went with his father to Hanna Lake to his father's water sports academy (Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy)(HDWSA).

He won his first Gold medal in Competition held in 2005 at HDWSA Hanna Lake Quetta in Category K,1 (U 10). His major Achievement was winning the under 16 and 18 Gold Medals in Pakistan's National Canoeing Championship held in 2007 at Rawal Lake Islamabad. He is the youngest Kayak paddler athlete to have won the "Player of the Year Award" and is the only Kayaking player to have won this outstanding award in Pakistan eight consecutive times since 2007. Muhammad Abubakar Durrani defended his title and won National canoeing Championship 2022. Muhammad Abubakar Durrani leading Balochistan Province won “34th National Games Quetta 2023 Sprint Canoeing Championship and clinched three Gold Medals in different events aggregately K-1, 200M (Men) K-2, 200M (Men) K-2, 200M (MW/Mix) and declared best Kayaking athlete of the National Games championship.

The National Games Quetta 2023 Canoeing Sprint events were organized at Balochistan’s first and only Canoe Kayak and Rowing Olympic Sports International Academy “Hayat Durrani CanoeKayak / Water Sports Academy (Pvt.Ltd) & Ranch in Hanna lake Quetta in collaboration with the Pakistan Canoe & Kayak Federation, adhering to ICF rules. In the history of National Games of Pakistan Canoeing Sprint events were included first time in the National games of Pakistan provided an electrifying atmosphere as the country's top kayakers battled it out on the challenging waters at Hanna Lake.

International Participation

Mohammad Abubakar Durrani Participated in the 14th and 15th Asian Canoe Sprint Championships held in Tehran Iran 2011 and in the historical city of Samarqand Uzbekistan 2013. He participated as official of National Speleological and Caving Team of Pakistan in 5th European Speleo Caving Conference 2016 Yorkshire and 10th PAK-Britain Friendship Caving and Speleo Expedition 2016 under the auspicious of British Caving Association and Orpheus Caving Club Derby-shire Great Britain.

He represented Pakistan in the ICF international Canoeing championship held in Aronzo Di Cadore Italy 30 June to 2 July 2017 and subsequently in July 2019 and performed excellent, on his returned from Italy the Governor Balochistan invited the Pakistan National Canoeing team including Abubakar Durrani at Governor House, Quetta and appreciated his performance in the ICF Canoeing Championship in Italy.

References

1. [Muhammad Abubakar Durrani and Customs officers planted trees in HDWSA Hanna Lake Quetta 2022
2. ""National Athlete of the Year Award" to Mohammad Abubakar Durrani>". Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
3. ICF Canoe Championship held in Pakistan> Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. ICF National Federations >
5. "PCKF Commemorates Pakistan Day with Canoeing Championships". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
6. "Abubakar won World environment and Anti Drug-day Canoe Kayak Championship 2012>". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
7. Mohammad Abu-Bakar Durrani bags PCKF award 2013,2014>
8. Pakistan-Day Canoe, Kayak Championship 2012 won by Abubakar>
9. [Muhammad Abubakar Durrani of Pakistan Customs clinch National Sprint Canoeing Championship title 2022
10. [Muhammad Abubakar Durrani wins Sprint Canoeing Championship 2022
11. [Abubakar Durrani wins 3 gold in Canoeing at National Games
12. [Rahillah Durrani Honors the Winners at National Games Canoe Kayak Championship 2023
13. [Abubakar Wins 3 Gold in Canoeing at National Games Quetta 2023
14. [Abubakar wins three gold medals’ at National games
15. Abubakar Durrani participated in the Asian Canoeing Championship Samarqand 2013>
16. Pakistan Canoekayak National team returns from Samarqand Uzbekistan > Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
17. Pakistan National Speleo and caving team participation in Eurospeleo Conference 2016
18. "Pakistan National Caving, Speleo team returned from Great Britain 5th-european-speleo-caving-congress 2016". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
19. Mohammad Abubakar Durrani participated in International Canoeing Championship Italy 2017
20. Mohammad Abubakar Durrani represented Pakistan in ICF International Canoeing Championship Italy 2019

External links

• Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy
• Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation

• 1995 births
• Living people
• Pashtun people
• Sportspeople from Quetta
• Pakistani male canoeists
• 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen