| Umar Khayam Hameed | |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, England United Kingdom |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 100 metres, 200 metres, 300 metres, 4 x 100 Sprinting |
| Club: | Birchfield |
| Education: | University of Leeds, England |
Umar Khayam Hameed (born 24 February 1989) is a British Pakistani track and field sprinter and sports entrepreneur. He represented Pakistan in 2016 South Asian Games[1] He is founder of AIS Athletics who organised Dubai Run marathon in association with Dubai Sports Council which was largest marathon event during Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] [3] [4]
Hameed was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to a Pakistani family. He is raised in Leeds. He attended Leeds Metropolitan University while studying he was awarded with sports scholarship later he completed his MSc in International Business from University of Leeds. He formed AIS Athletics[5] UK in 2012 which has become one of the leading sports training brand in Europe and Middle East.[6]
In 2008 he started his career in athletics from U20-European Athletics Championships represented England in 200 meters and won Silver Medal.[7] In 2010 he participated in British Athletics Championships won Gold Medal in 4 x 100-meter relay and also won Bronze Medal in 200 meters. He participated in 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships however later disqualified due to fitness issues.[8] [9]
| Representing | ||||||
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| 2008 | U20-European Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200m | 21.58 |
| 2010 | British University Athletics Championships | Bedford, England | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4x100m relay | 40.51 |
| 2010 | British University Athletics Championships | Bedford, England | bgcolor=bronze | 3rd | 200m | 21.58 |
| 2016 | South Asian Games | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x100m relay | 40.56 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, England | 39 | 60m | 7.06 | |
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