Abdul Najeeb Qureshi

         Abdul Najeeb Qureshi

Personal information
Full name
Mohammed Abdul Najeeb Qureshi[1]
Nationality
India
Born
February 25, 1988 (age 26)
Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh , India
Residence
Hafez Babanagar, Hyderabad
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Track and field
Event(s)
100 metres , 200 metres
Retired
No
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
100 m: 10.3 (New Delhi 2010)
200 m: 21.06 (Kochi 2010)
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Bronze
2010 Delhi
4 × 100 m relay
Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (born February 25, 1988) is
an Indian sprinter from Hyderabad . Najeeb, along
with Anil Kumar Prakash , jointly holds the current
100 metres Indian national record of 10.30 s. [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 Deli, 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]
On 23 October 2010, Najeeb visited his alma mater
again where he was garlanded and welcomed by
his former schoolmates. An exciting evening,
brimming with jollility and dance followed, with his
first coach, Adarsh Goswami, joining the festivities
as well.
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 first
identified by his PT master Adarsh Goswami. He
encouraged Najeeb to follow his dreams and
pursue a career in athletics.
During the Guangzhou Asian Games - 2010, he
lost his bronze medal by just a hundredth of a
second.
References
1. ^ "Kavita Raut sets 10,000m meet record" .
The Hindu . 19 May 2010. Retrieved 9
October 2010.
2. ^ "Qureshi equals national 100m record,
qualifies for semis"
. The Times of India . 8 October 2010.
Retrieved 8 October 2010.
3. ^ "The ‘Ukraine effect' on Indian sprinters" .
The Hindu . 8 October 2010. Archived from
the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8
October 2010.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "4x100 Metres Relay Results" . CBC.
2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
6. ^ Rajeev K. (2010-10-12). "Relay quartet
stands out on night of riches" . Deccan
Herald. Archived from the original on 22
October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
7. ^ "South Asian Games 2010- Dhaka" .
asianathletics.org. 8 February 2010.
Archived from the original on 7 October
2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.