Abdul Najeeb Qureshi Explained

Abdul Najeeb
Fullname:Mohammed Abdul Najeeb Qureshi[1]
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Birth Date:1988 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Retired:No
Spouse:Mohammad Alvia Sanaila
Pb:60 m: 6.90 (Tehran 2010)
100 m: 10.30 (New Delhi 2010)
200 m: 21.06 (Kochi 2010)
Country:India

Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (born 25 February 1988) is an Indian 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]

On 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kavita Raut sets 10,000m meet record. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524002342/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/19/stories/2010051958611800.htm. dead. 24 May 2010. 19 May 2010. The Hindu. 9 October 2010.
  2. News: Qureshi equals national 100m record, qualifies for semis. 8 October 2010. The Times of India. 8 October 2010.
  3. News: The 'Ukraine effect' on Indian sprinters. 8 October 2010. The Hindu. 8 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101011101359/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article818141.ece. 11 October 2010 . live.
  4. News: Qureshi equals national 100m record, qualifies for semis. 6 October 2010. Rediff.com. 8 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101009052409/http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/cwg-2010-delhi-qureshi-equals-national-100m-record-qualifies-for-semis.htm. 9 October 2010 . live.
  5. Web site: 4x100 Metres Relay Results. CBC. 2010-10-12. 2010-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225004/http://stats.cbc.ca/commonwealth/cwg_events.aspx?c=c1s4yf2jk347y&s=3&d=9&e=615. 2011-07-21. dead.
  6. Web site: Relay quartet stands out on night of riches. Deccan Herald. Rajeev K.. 2010-10-12. 2010-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20101022125849/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/104327/indian-women-bag-4x400m-relay.html. 22 October 2010 . live.
  7. Web site: South Asian Games 2010- Dhaka. 8 February 2010. asianathletics.org. 8 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101007212101/http://www.asianathletics.org/SAF2010/home.htm. 7 October 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Record Runners . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721113040/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2010/mar/05/record-runners-136572.html . dead . 21 July 2022 . 2022-07-21 . The New Indian Express.

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