Shabana Akhtar
Shabana Akhtar is a track and field athlete from Pakistan. She became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Career
She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4 × 100 m Relay and 4 x 400 Relay.She has represented Pakistan at the:
- World Championships: 1993 and 1995
- South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997
- Women's International Games: 1998, 2001