TOP 20! Poster Biennale '21, PADO Pakistan.
I am honored to have been selected as a TOP20 poster in The Flying Bird of Asia 'Abdul Khaliq' - Poster Biennale '21, PADO Pakistan.
Pakistan Art & Design Organization (Pado)
Thank you very much, Irwan Harnoko and Kye-soo Myung and Jury members, and to everyone involved at the Pakistan Art & Design Organization (Pado) for all their great and passionate hard work done with organizing and putting everything together for the organization’s first Poster Biennale!
The Flying Bird of Asia Poster Biennale 2021 of Abdul Khaliq, a legendary Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 International bronze medals for Pakistan. He competed in the 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100 meters relay. He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Olympics. He also participated in the 1954 Asian Games and the 1958 Asian Games. During the 1954 Asian games, Khaliq earned the title of "The Flying Bird of Asia" from the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was mesmerized by his performance during the event.
He was born in the village of Jand Awan in Chakwal, Punjab, now in Pakistan, and died on 10 March 1988 in Rawalpindi.
