Mohammad Anas
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 September 1994 Nilamel, Kerala, India |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.40s (Bydgoszcz 2016) |
Mohammad Anas Yahiya (born 17 September 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He has qualified for two events at the 2016 Summer Olympics: the 400 metres and the 4 × 400 m relay.
Anas broke the national record in 400 metres at the Polish Athletics Championship in Poland in June 2016, clocking 45.40 seconds, the exact qualification mark for the Olympics.[1] He thus became the third Indian athlete to qualify for the event at the Olympics, after Milkha Singh (1956 and 1960) and K. M. Binu (2004).[2]
In July 2016, Anas was part of the relay team that broke the national 4 × 400 metres relay at Bangalore and qualified for the Olympics. The quartet of Anas, Kunhu Mohammed, Ayyasamy Dharun and Arokia Rajiv clocked 3:00:91, rewriting the national record of 3:02.17 set by themselves four weeks earlier in Turkey. The performance also helped the relay team jump to 13th place in the world rankings.[3]
References
- ↑ Prasad, Vishnu (26 July 2016). "Mohammed Anas looks to fulfil his father's dreams". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Navy man from Kerala qualifies for Olympics". The New Indian Express. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "India's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Rio Olympics". Rediff. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.