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Najma Parveen

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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

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

Career

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

National

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
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  • Profile on Pakistan Sports Board (official website)