Najma Parveen

Najma Parveen
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990
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 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.

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

Event Time Meet Date
200m 23.86[5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
23.69[6] 13th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal December 2019
400m 53.63[5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
400m hurdles 1:01.41[5] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019

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. ^ a b c "National Games 2019". nationalgames2019.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Athletics Federation of Pakistan". afp.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


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