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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.

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

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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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