Yahya Butt (1961/1962 – 6 February 2022) was a leading bodybuilder in Pakistan. He won the Asian Gold Medal three times. He was also the chairman of Punjab Bodybuilding Association.[1] Butt succumbed to bowel cancer and died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore.[2]

Butt had won the Mr. Pakistan Olympia title five times and represented Pakistan four times in the Mr. Universe competitions.[2] Butt won the Mr. Asia title in 1994.[3] Yahya Butt was also a Certified Trainer from Gold's Gym California, USA. He was a police officer in the Punjab Police. Yahya had retired to divert his attention to bodybuilding. He ran his own gym and ran a sports manufacturing company to manufacture gym equipment.[4]

Personal life and death

Butt died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore. He contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and, after recovering from it, was diagnosed with colon cancer.[5]

Provincial Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan expressed grief over his demise and said that Yahya Butt's bodybuilding services could never be forgotten.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". urdu.geo.tv.
  2. ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "ایشین گولڈ میڈلسٹ باڈی بلڈر یحییٰ بٹ کینسر سے جنگ ہار گئے". jang.com.pk.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's record-holder bodybuilder Yahya Butt passes away". The Nation. 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Ex-Mr Pakistan Yahya Butt in hospital after being diagnosed with colon cancer". www.geosuper.tv.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Butt
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