Kunhu Muhammed
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1987 Mannarkkad, Kerala, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 metres |
Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He has qualified for the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In July 2016, Muhammed was part of the relay team that broke the national 4 × 400 metres relay at Bangalore and qualified for the Olympics. The quartet of Muhammed, Mohammad Anas, 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.[1]
References
- ^ "India's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Rio Olympics". Rediff. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.