Bilateral Amputee Snooker Champ Muhammad Ikram
Being born without arms didn't stop 32-year-old Muhammad Ikram from becoming a snooker champ.
Born without arms, Muhammad Ikram is surprisingly a snooker champ- an unlikely sport to be passionate about given the unfortunate disability. Regardless, he has taken years to perfect his skills and to defeat anyone at his local snooker hall.
Ikram was born in a poor household with eight other siblings all of whom were not able to get an education. He spent most of his childhood feeling lonely but got inspired by the snooker player at the local hall and began to practise secretly.
He steps up to the snooker table, scrutinises his options and then strikes the cue ball with a flick of his chin. During a recent visit to the snooker hall in Samundri in Punjab, Ikram told AFP, “It is a tough job that requires hard work. If there is a player like me, I am ready to face him”.
Concerned by the threat of getting injuries and succumbing to them, the snooker champ’s parents stopped his from playing the sport. However, last year they let him resume his passion. Despite being completely unaware of what social media is, Ikram said that he became famous after his skills gained him popularity among the snooker-playing fraternity.
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In the interview, Muhammad Ikram further stated, “In the beginning, I used to push the balls by myself on an empty pool table”.
“Gradually, I improved my game and started playing with others.”
The owner of the local snooker hall, Muhammad Nadeem stated, “He has no competition, in cricket and football there are disabled players but when it comes to snooker he is a one-of-a-kind player.”
Although there are no official statistic on the physically impaired population of the country, non-governmental organisations keep record of the statistics. They have estimated there to be around 30 million physically impaired Pakistanis.
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