Abdul Najeeb Qureshi

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Abdul Najeeb
Personal information
Full nameMohammed Abdul Najeeb Qureshi [1]
NationalityFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
RetiredNo
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
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4 × 100 m relay

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.[ citation needed ]

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