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Yahya Butt
Pakistani bodybuilder (born c. 1961–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yahya Butt (23 April 1965 – 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]
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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]
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