Abdul Najeeb Qureshi
Personal information | |
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Full name | Mohammed Abdul Najeeb Qureshi[1] |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | 25 February 1988
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Retired | No |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.90 (Tehran 2010) 100 m: 10.30 (New Delhi 2010) 200 m: 21.06 (Kochi 2010) |
Medal record |
Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (born sprinter from Hyderabad. Najeeb, along with Anil Kumar Prakash, jointly held the 100 metres Indian national record of 10.30, before it being broken by Amiya Kumar Mallick.[2]
25 February 1988) is an IndianOn 6 October 2010, Qureshi equalled the national 100 m record while qualifying for the semi-finals during the 2010 Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi, India.[3] He clocked 10.30 s to equal Anil Kumar Prakash's national record set in 2005 at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in New Delhi.[4] Qureshi was also part of India's 4x100 relay team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[5] The team set a new national record of 38.89s.[6]
Qureshi also won 200 m sprint at the South Asian Games held at Dhaka, Bangladesh in February 2010.[7]
He completed his schooling from Defence Laboratories School, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. At school, his inherent talent in running was identified by his coach Adarsh Goswami. He encouraged Najeeb to participate in the CBSE meet.[8]
During the Guangzhou Asian Games - 2010, he lost his bronze medal by just a hundredth of a second.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Kavita Raut sets 10,000m meet record". The Hindu. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Qureshi equals national 100m record, qualifies for semis". The Times of India. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "The 'Ukraine effect' on Indian sprinters". The Hindu. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Qureshi equals national 100m record, qualifies for semis". Rediff.com. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "4x100 Metres Relay Results". CBC. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ Rajeev K. (12 October 2010). "Relay quartet stands out on night of riches". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2010- Dhaka". asianathletics.org. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Record Runners". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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