Talk:Hussain Shah Syed

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Hussain Shah Syed, whose complete name seems to be Syed Abrar (or Ibrar) Hussain Shah, was murdered on June 16, 2011. Reports on the killing and his career - http://tribune.com.pk/story/190025/former-olympian-abrar-hussain-gunned-down-in-quetta, http://www.epakistannews.com/olympian-boxer-abrar-hussain-killed-in-quetta.html and http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_boxing.htm#AbrarHussainShah (two entries on him) - say he was born on February 9, 1961. (The related article states August 14, 1964.) He may even have competed at the 84 and 92 Olympic Games besides the 88 Olympics where he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division, but also lost to Ray Downey in the light middleweight competition according to Downey's wiki page, on which the Pakistani is called "Abrar Hussain Syed."