Editing Hazaras (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Further|Sport in Afghanistan}}
[[File:Rohullah Nikpai speaking in 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Rohullah Nikpai]], two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of Taekwondo]]
[[File:Hussain Sadiqi.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Hussain Sadiqi]], a martial artist and actor]]
Many Hazaras engage in various sports, including [[association football|football]], [[volleyball]], [[wrestling]], [[martial arts]], [[boxing]], [[karate]], [[taekwondo]], [[judo]], [[wushu (sport)|wushu]], [[Jujutsu|Jujitsu]], [[cricket]], [[tennis]], and more. [[Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri|Pahlawan Ebrahim Khedri]], a 62&nbsp;kg wrestler, was the national champion in Afghanistan for two decades. Another famous Hazara wrestler, [[Wakil Hussain Allahdad]], was killed in the [[22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing|suicide bombing]] in [[Dashte Barchi]], Kabul, on 22 April 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/world/asia/kabul-wrestlers-maiwand-bombing.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/world/asia/kabul-wrestlers-maiwand-bombing.html |archive-date=3 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title='Suicider!' Came the Warning. For Afghans, Wrestlers' Deaths Resound. (Published 2018)|first1=Rod|last1=Nordland|first2=Fatima|last2=Faizi|work=The New York Times |date=20 September 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mashal|first=Mujib|date=23 April 2018|title=After Each Attack He Carried the Wounded. Then He Became a Victim. (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/world/asia/afghanistan-shiite-wrestling-hero.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/world/asia/afghanistan-shiite-wrestling-hero.html |archive-date=3 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=3 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Rohullah Nikpai]], won a [[bronze medal]] in [[Taekwondo]] at the 2008 [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], defeating world champion [[Juan Antonio Ramos]] of Spain 4–1 in the playoff final. This achievement marked Afghanistan's first-ever Olympic medal. He then won a second Olympic medal for Afghanistan at the London 2012 Games.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Another notable Hazara athlete, Sayed Abdul Jalil Waiz, was the first [[badminton]] player to represent Afghanistan in the Asian Junior Championships in 2005, where he secured the first win for his country against Iraq with scores of 15–13 and 15–1. He has participated in several international championships since 2005, achieving victories against competitors from [[Australia]], the [[Philippines]], and [[Mongolia]]. [[Hamid Rahimi]] is a Hazara boxer from Afghanistan who currently lives in Germany. [[Hussain Sadiqi]] is a [[Hazara Australian]] martial artist who won an award for the best [[stage combat|fight scene]] in an Australian-made action movie.

Hazara football players include [[Zohib Islam Amiri]], who currently plays for the [[Afghanistan national football team]]; [[Moshtaq Yaqoubi]], an [[Afghans in Finland|Afghan-Finnish]] footballer who plays for [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]]; [[Mustafa Amini]], a Hazara Australian footballer who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Danish Superliga]] club [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]] and the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]]; [[Rahmat Akbari]], an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]. Other notable players include [[Roholla Iqbalzadeh|Rohullah Iqbalzada]], [[Omran Haydary]], [[Zelfy Nazary]], [[Moshtaq Ahmadi]], and [[Zahra Mahmoodi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Islam Amiri Hazara&nbsp;– Afghan national football team captain and Fans "player of the year"|url=http://www.hazara.net/2013/09/islam-amiri-hazara-afghan-national-football-team-captain-and-fans-player-of-the-year/|date=24 September 2013|access-date=25 May 2014|work=Hazara.net}}</ref>

Some Hazaras from Pakistan have also excelled in sports and received numerous awards, particularly in boxing, football, and [[field hockey]].

Pakistani Hazara [[Abrar Hussain (boxer)|Abrar Hussain]], a former Olympic boxer, served as the deputy director-general of the [[Pakistan Sports Board]]. He represented Pakistan three times at the Olympics and won a gold medal at the [[1990 Asian Games]] in [[Beijing]]. Another Hazara boxer from Pakistan is [[Haider Ali (boxer)|Haider Ali]], a [[Commonwealth Games]] gold medalist and [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Featherweight|Olympian]] who is currently retired. 

Former captain of the [[Pakistan national football team]], [[Qayyum Changezi]], was the second Pakistani footballer to score a hat trick in an international game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyat |first=Kamila |date=29 June 2014 |title=The years of dreams {{!}} Special Report {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/556573-the-years-of-dreams-1950s-1960s |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=23 December 2010 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> New Hazara youngsters are emerging in football in Pakistan, mostly from [[Quetta]], including [[Muhammad Ali (footballer, born 1989)|Muhammad Ali]] and [[Rajab Ali (footballer)|Rajab Ali Hazara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hazara.net/2013/09/rajab-ali-hazara-to-lead-under-16-pakistan-football-team-as-captain/ |title=Rajab Ali Hazara to lead under 16 Pakistan Football team as captain |publisher=www.hazara.net |access-date=18 September 2014|date=24 September 2013 }}</ref>

Another notable figure is [[Kulsoom Hazara]], a celebrated Pakistani karate champion who has earned numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals at both national and international levels. She has also been honored with the prestigious [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Pakistan Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adil |first=Hafsa |title='Role model': Pakistan's Hazara woman packing a punch |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/5/15/role-model-pakistans-hazara-woman-packing-a-punch |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> Other notable Hazara athletes in karate include [[Nargis Hameedullah]], who made history as the first Pakistani woman to win a bronze medal at the [[Asian Games]] in karate,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2008 |title=Asian Games: Nargis wins first ever medal for Pakistan in Karate |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/453929-Asian-Games-Nargis-wins-first-medal-Pakistan-Karate- |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Dunya News |language=en}}</ref> and [[Shahida Abbasi]], a gold medalist and the first Pakistani woman to represent the country internationally in [[kata]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Manzoor |date=20 July 2017 |title=Meet Pakistan's first international female Kata Karate player |url=https://arynews.tv/shahida-abbassi-pakistan-karate-player/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}</ref>