Umar Khayam Hameed (born 24 February 1989) is a British Pakistani track and field sprinter and sports entrepreneur. He represented Pakistan in 2016 South Asian Games[1] He is founder of AIS Athletics who organised Dubai Run marathon in association with Dubai Sports Council which was largest marathon event during Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3][4]
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| Born | 24 February 1989 Halifax, England United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Leeds, England (MSc International Business) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 300 metres, 4 x 100 Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHameed was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to a Pakistani family. He is raised in Leeds. He attended Leeds Metropolitan University while studying he was awarded with sports scholarship later he completed his MSc in International Business from University of Leeds. He formed AIS Athletics[5] UK in 2012 which has become one of the leading sports training brand in Europe and Middle East.[6]
Career
editIn 2008 he started his career in athletics from U20-European Athletics Championships represented England in 200 meters and won Silver Medal.[7] In 2010 he participated in British Athletics Championships won Gold Medal in 4 x 100-meter relay and also won Bronze Medal in 200 meters. He participated in 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships however later disqualified due to fitness issues.[8][9]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing  Pakistan
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| 2008 | U20-European Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 200m | 21.58 | |
| 2010 | British University Athletics Championships | Bedford, England | 1st | 4x100m relay | 40.51 | |
| 2010 | British University Athletics Championships | Bedford, England | 3rd | 200m | 21.58 | |
| 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | 2nd | 4x100m relay | 40.56 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, England | 39 | 60m | 7.06 | |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 30 MAY 2015 – 4 x 100 Metres Relay – 40.52 – Mersin (TUR)
- 19 JUN 2018 – 100 Metres – 10.74 – 965 – Stretford (GBR)
Indoor
- 14 MAR 2010 – 200 Metres – 21.95 – Sheffield (GBR) – 994
- 08 DEC 2012 – 300 Metres – 35.89 – Sheffield (GBR) – 881
- 29 JAN 2014 – 60 Metres – 6.84 – Sheffield (GBR) –1022
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Umar Hammed Khyam name in Pakistan Sports Board Medal Tally of 2016 South Asian Games
- ^ Euro Sports Profile
- ^ Expo 2020 Dubai Run is back by popular demand By Gulf News Retrieved 17 January 2022
- ^ Umar Khayam to Feature in World Athletics Indoor Championship by The News Pakistan Retrieved 9 March 2022
- ^ Expo 2020 Dubai Run 2 ; Dubai Media Office Retrieved 17 Jan 2022
- ^ Olympian Train Future Generation by Sports 360
- ^ Test Favours by Sky Sports
- ^ Pakistan Medal Tally in XII South Asian Games – Umar Hameed Khyam
- ^ Expo 2020 Dubai Run 2: Participants to get three free tickets ZAWYA by Khaleej Times Retrieved 17 Jan 2022