Najma Parveen

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Najma Parveen
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 34)
Pakistan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 400 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m relay

Najma Parveen (born 20 December 1990) is a Pakistani sprinter. She represented Pakistan at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female athlete to represent the country in two Olympics. [1] As of July 2021, she is the national record holder in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles.

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Career

Parveen is part of the country's elite pool of athletes. [2]

National

Parveen represents WAPDA in all national competitions. She broke the 200m record at the 33rd National Games in Peshawar in 2019. A month later she would break it again in Nepal.

International

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 200 metres race; her time of 26.11 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. [3] [4] She competed in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing last in her qualifying heat, albeit with a season's best.

National records

EventTimeMeetDate
200m23.86 [5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar2019
23.69 [6] 13th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, NepalDecember 2019
400m53.63 [5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar2019
400m hurdles1:01.41 [5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar2019

See also

References

  1. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/871848-tokyo-olympics-pakistans-top-female-sprinter-najma-parveen-to-be-in-action-tomorrow
  2. "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. "Najima Parveen". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. "Women's 200m - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "National Games 2019". nationalgames2019.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Athletics Federation of Pakistan". afp.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.