Muhammed Anas
 Anas at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammed Anas Yahiya |
| Born | 17 September 1994 |
| Alma mater | Sree Krishna College |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Military career | |
Branch |  Indian Navy |
Service years | 2015–present |
Rank | Chief petty officer |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 m |
| Coached by | Galina Bukharina |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 45.21 (Kladno, 2019) |
Muhammed Anas Yahiya (born 17 September 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in 400 m events. Anas has represented India in the 4x400 m events at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 17 September 1994 in Nilamel. Anas took up athletics at the Style Sports Academy in Nilamel. He initially trained in the long jump, and changed to 400 m by chance, when his school team was looking for a last-minute replacement for a 400 m competition. His younger brother competed in the long jump at the 2017 World University Games.[2][3]
He studied at Sree Krishna College, which is affiliated to the Calicut University, and represented the university at national level athletics.[4]
Career
[edit]Anas earlier broke the national 400 m record at the Polish Athletics Championships in June 2016, clocking 45.40 seconds, the exact qualification mark for the 2016 Olympics.[5] He became the third Indian athlete to qualify for this Olympic event, after Milkha Singh (1956 and 1960) and K. M. Binu (2004).[6]
In July 2016, Anas was part of the relay team that broke the national 4 × 400 metres record in Bangalore and qualified for the Rio Olympics. The quartet of Anas, Kunhu Muhammed, Ayyasamy Dharun and Arokia Rajiv clocked 3:00:91, improving their own record of 3:02.17 set four weeks earlier in Turkey. This result placed them 13th in the world ranking.[7]
At the 2018 Asian Games, Anas won two silver medals and one gold medal, in the individual 400 m, men's 4×400 m and mixed 4×400 m relays respectively .[8] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he placed fourth in the 400 m, while in men's 4×400 m the team failed to finish.[2]
In 2022 Anas was included in the 4x400 m relay team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by the Athletics Federation of India in place of an injured athlete Rajesh Ramesh.[9][10]
Awards and honours
[edit]In recognition of his contributions to Indian athletics, he received the Arjuna Award in 2019.[11]
In his honour, the Muhammed Anas Athletics Stadium was inaugurated at INS Chilka on 23 August 2025. The stadium features an eight-lane synthetic track, a spectators gallery with a seating capacity of 500, and a football ground.[12]
References
[edit]
- ^ "Asian Games Results". Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ a b Muhammed Anas Yahiya. gc2018.com
- ^ Muhammed Anas Yahiya Archived 4 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Manorama Sports Star 2017 finalists: Anas' dream run in quarter-mile events". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Prasad, Vishnu (26 July 2016). "Mohammed Anas looks to fulfil his father's dreams". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Navy man from Kerala qualifies for Olympics". The New Indian Express. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "India's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Rio Olympics". Rediff. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Asian Games: Hima Das, Muhammed Anas win 400m silver medals". Times of India. 26 August 2018.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (27 July 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022: Muhammed Anas replaces Rajesh Ramesh in Indian athletics contingent". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ M, Hari Kishore (27 July 2022). "CWG 2022: Mohammed Anas Yahiya included in 4x400m relay team; Rajesh Ramesh injured". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "National Sports Awards–2019". Press Information Bureau.
- ^ "Muhammed Anas Athletics Stadium at INS Chilka".
External links
[edit]- Muhammed Anas at World Athletics
- Muhammed Anas at Olympics.com
- Muhammed Anas at Olympedia
- Muhammed Anas at InterSportStats
Asian Athletics Champions in men's 400 metres | |
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Kollam district
- Indian men sprinters
- Athletes from Kerala
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games athletes for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in athletics
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- Asian Athletics Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games athletes for India
- Indian Navy personnel
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen