On Tuesday, Pakistan Customs granted weightlifter Nooh Butt the honorary position of the assistant collector. Butt most recently brought home a gold medal for Pakistan at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Gujranwala native set a record with 405 kg of total weight lifted, including 173 kg in the snatch and 232 kg in the clean and jerk.
It’s A Proud Moment For Me 🙌🏻 Alhumdulillah Got Honourable Job In Pakistan Custom #noohbutt #noohdastagirbutt #noohdastagir #pakistancustom pic.twitter.com/WqocTRLZj5
— Nooh Butt (@NoohDastgirButt) September 20, 2022
The weightlifter’s badges were placed on by Mukarram Jah of FBR Member Customs Operations for Assistant Collector. Jah also pledged to support the weightlifter at the upcoming Asian Games. Butt expressed appreciation for the award to Customs. He said that he hoped to perform well at the Asian Games and that he would also keep up his efforts to win an Olympic gold medal.
Nooh is Pakistan’s Olympic ambition for 2024, and his path has been motivational. Since 2015, every encounter with him has shown him to be a youngster with innocence, humility, and goal clarity—an uncommon mix. Despite not having his personal coach, his father, or medal-winning former international weightlifter Ghulam Dastgir by his side, the 24-year-old from Gujranwala set records in the +109kg event on August 3 in Birmingham for the snatch with 173 kg, the clean and jerk with a whopping 232 kg, and the overall weight of 405 kg.
He immediately continued competing at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, where he was competing against the best weightlifters in the world, without the necessary rest or basic amenities like a physiotherapist and support personnel.
Despite the lack of professionalism, attention, and investment shown to Nooh by the government or the sponsors, the consistent care Nooh’s family gave him ensured that he emerged as a victor. According to Nooh, the difficulties only appear to increase at international competitions, competing without a personal coach becomes very difficult. Like my father, he serves as my coach, therapist, and physical therapist. The coaches that are typically deployed with us lack expertise in the absence of the professional support staff.
Nooh says that losing out on the bronze medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games was unfortunate, but he was not surprised given that the food in Konya was subpar, the rooms lacked fans, and he was experiencing health issues. However, he has enjoyed himself and contact with other contestants. Considering that Nooh is preparing to compete in the Asian Games, which will qualify him for the Olympics in 2024, he thinks that having professional-trained support workers will be essential in the future. Nooh’s incredible achievement places him among the top athletes in the world, and despite the two years of injury, his development has been tremendous.
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