Tennis prodigy Haniya Minhas has once again achieved one of the biggest milestones very early on in her career. The tennis star is now Pakistan’s first and youngest teenager to officially join global sports giant Adidas as a sports ambassador.
This astounding news was announced on Twitter by former Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood.
In his tweet, Mr Dawood wrote:
I am pleased to announce that @HaniyaMinhas1 is now officially joining the Adidas team as their brand ambassador. She is the first and youngest teenage star from Pakistan to achieve this milestone in Tennis.
I am sure that by associating with one of the best sportswear brands in the world, she will be an inspiration to the upcoming generation looking for a #spiritofadventure
I am pleased to announce that @HaniyaMinhas1 is now officially joining the Adidas team as their brand ambassador. She is the first and youngest teenage star from Pakistan to achieve this milestone in Tennis.
— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) January 19, 2023
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The 12-year-old is Pakistan’s youngest and the nation’s first teen athlete to accomplish this historic feat. Haniya is a part of only a handful of Pakistani athletes to serve as the brand ambassadors of Adidas.
Hasan Ali, a member of Pakistan’s national cricket team, had previously agreed to a shoe contract with the firm, and there were rumours that Adidas was also interested in signing Azhar Ali and Wahab Riaz to become its brand ambassador from Pakistan, but no concrete reports emerged regarding the cricketers.
The Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation has supported Haniya since she was 9 years old. According to RockEdge, Haniya, who was raised in Karachi, most recently took home multiple titles at the Little Mo Internationals in New York, which boosted her notoriety and Haniya won the singles, doubles, and mixed-doubles titles, giving her a total of three victories in the competition, then she went on to create history as she became the first Pakistani star to win a bronze medal at the prestigious Orange Bowl Tennis Championship.
Kudos to Haniya and her family as well as BARD Foundation for giving her the support to be recognized by one of the biggest brands in the world. This achievement is not just for Haniya, but for Pakistan.
We hope that more of our talented pool of athletes is recognized by such brands and that they are also approached to become global brand ambassadors and make Pakistan proud.
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