Najma Parveen (born 20 December 1990) is a Pakistani sprinter. She represented Pakistan at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. As of July 2021, she is the national record holder in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles

Najma Parveen
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)
Pakistan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Pakistan
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m hurdles

Career edit

Parveen is part of the country's elite pool of athletes.[1]

National edit

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 edit

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.[2][3] 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 edit

Event Time Meet Date
200m 23.86[4] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
23.69[5] 13th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal December 2019
400m 53.63[4] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
400m hurdles 1:01.41[4] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019

References edit

  1. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Najima Parveen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's 200m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "National Games 2019". nationalgames2019.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics Federation of Pakistan". www.afp.com.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

External links edit

  • Profile on Pakistan Sports Board (official website)