Boxer Qudratullah: From a line cook to Commonwealth Games medal hope
He will be facing Fijian opponent in the opening bout
Pakistan’s Qudratullah Khan will be competing in the 60kg men’s Commonwealth Games 2026 on July 25 as he is carrying the hope of repeating his result from Riyadh last year, where he won the Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medal.
The line cook by night (makes parathas at a local food spot in Quetta) and boxer by day, the 20-year-old hails from Quetta, where he began boxing at Al Muslim Sports Academy with Moulvi Ishaq at the age of 16.
“At 16, I was working at a hotel as a labourer when my coach and ustaad [mentor and teacher] Moulvi Ishaq Muhammad noticed me, and he invited me to box,” Qudrat had told Lost on the Desk earlier. “That was the luckiest day for me, as boxing chose me. The sport gave me a greater purpose.”
In just four years, he has been able to not only emerge as a top contender at the national championships, but also has been able to grab his first international medal at the Belt and Road International Boxing Gala 57kg event that took place in China last August, following it up with his second success at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
On the domestic level, he secured a silver medal for his departmental team, the Pakistan Army, during the National Games, where 13 other sides were competing in December 2025.
He will take on Fiji’s Jone Davule in the round of 32.
“Qudratullah is in good shape before his bout; he will be looking to build on his performance from the Islamic Solidarity Games, where he became the first Pakistani to bag a medal in men’s boxing,” team manager and the Pakistan Boxing Federation Secretary Major Irfan Younis updated Lost on the Desk from Glasgow.
Qudrat’s bout is the last event for Pakistani contingent on July 25.
Earlier, Swimmers continued their failure to impress at the international stage.
Olympian Jahanara Nabi competed in 200m freestyle and finished sixth out of eight competitors in her heat.
Meanwhile, Hareem Malik competed in the 100m breaststroke, and Hamza Asif participated in the 50m freestyle.
In lawn bowls, Pakistan’s Muhammad Ayub Qureshi competed in the men’s singles sectional play and lost to England’s Sam Tolchard 2-0.