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
Event
Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Kathmandu4×100 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] She is the current national record holder in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles.[2]

Career

Parveen is part of the country's elite pool of athletes.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6][7] She competed in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing last in her qualifying heat, albeit with a season's best. She also represented Pakistan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 200 m and 400 m events.[8]

National records

Event Time Meet Date
200m 23.86[9] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
23.69[10] 13th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal December 2019
400m 53.63[9] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019
400m hurdles 1:01.41[9] 33rd National Games, Peshawar 2019

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Pakistan's top female sprinter Najma Parveen to be in action tomorrow". The News International. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "South Asian Games 2019 Athletics Results". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Najma continues to sizzle". The News International. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Najma determined to produce her best at Tokyo Games". The News International. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Najma to represent Pakistan in Commonwealth Games". The News International. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "National Games 2019". nationalgames2019.pk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Athletics Federation of Pakistan". afp.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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