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3 unusual facts about John Permal


John Permal

Permal used to sprint from his home in Saddar, Karachi, to his school, Saint Patrick's every morning.

When interviewed by the Dawn (newspaper), Permal attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris.

He retained the 100m fastest-man-in-Pakistan title in Rawalpindi in 1967, at Dhaka in 1968, at Karachi in 1970, at Nawabshah in 1971, and again in Lahore for the last time in 1973.



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