Abdul Najeeb Qureshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Abdul Najeeb Qureshi

Indian sprinter

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1988

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Abdul Najeeb Qureshi

  • Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (born (1988-02-25)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.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.
  • 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.
  • Qureshi was also part of India's 4x100 relay team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
  • The team set a new national record of 38.89s.Qureshi also won 200 m sprint at the South Asian Games held at Dhaka, Bangladesh in February 2010.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.

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