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. She is the current national record holder in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles.
Career Parveen is part of the country's elite pool of athletes.
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. 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.
National records +EventTimeMeetDate200m23.8633rd National Games, Peshawar201923.6913th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, NepalDecember 2019400m53.6333rd National Games, Peshawar2019400m hurdles1:01.4133rd National Games, Peshawar2019 See also List of Pakistani records in athletics Athletics in Pakistan Pakistan at the Olympics
References
External links Profile on Pakistan Sports Board (official website)