Mohammad Abubakar Durrani (; 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).[Muhammad Abubakar Durrani and Customs officers planted trees in HDWSA Hanna Lake Quetta 2022 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.ICF Canoe Championship held in Pakistan> ICF National Federations >Mohammad Abu-Bakar Durrani bags PCKF award 2013,2014> Muhammad Abubakar Durrani defended his title and won National canoeing Championship 2022.[Muhammad Abubakar Durrani of Pakistan Customs clinch National Sprint Canoeing Championship title 2022[Muhammad Abubakar Durrani wins Sprint 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.[Abubakar Durrani wins 3 gold in Canoeing at National Games[Rahillah Durrani Honors the Winners at National Games Canoe Kayak Championship 2023[Abubakar Wins 3 Gold in Canoeing at National Games Quetta 2023[Abubakar wins three gold medals’ at National games
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. Abubakar Durrani participated in the Asian Canoeing Championship Samarqand 2013>Pakistan Canoekayak National team returns from Samarqand Uzbekistan > Pakistan National Speleo and caving team participation in Eurospeleo Conference 2016
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.Mohammad Abubakar Durrani participated in International Canoeing Championship Italy 2017Mohammad Abubakar Durrani represented Pakistan in ICF International Canoeing Championship Italy 2019
References
External links Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation