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.2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, Ho Chi Minh City | Results . Athletics Asia.
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.2017 Universiade, Taipei | Men's javelin throw (Qualification Group B results)
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. At the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, he finished ninth in the men's javelin final with a best throw of 73.50 m, ending his season without a podium finish.
International competitions 2016Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam6th67.02 m2017Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan8th65.20 mUniversiade Taipei, Taiwan22nd (q)66.79 m2022Imam Reza Cup Mashhad, Iran1st74.83 m2023Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand3rd79.93 m Asian Games Hangzhou, China4th78.13 mAsian Throwing Championships Mokpo, South Korea4th72.64 m2024Asian Throwing Championships Mokpo, South Korea2nd78.10 m2025Asian Championships Gumi, South Korea8th75.39 mAsian Throwing Championships Mokpo, South Korea3rd77.43 m Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2nd76.04 m2026Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland14th (q)74.36 m Asian Games Nagoya, Japan 9th73.50 m
See also Athletics in Pakistan
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