Muhammed Anas

For the Ghanaian footballer, see Mohammed Anas.

MCPO Muhammed Anas Yahiya (born 17 September 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. He competed at the 2016 Olympics and 2024 Olympics in the 400 metres and the 4 × 400 m relay. He holds the national record (45.24) in the 400 meters, which he set at the 2019 Czech Athletics Championships.^[4] He is a two-time Asian Games gold medalist in both men's and mixed 4×400 metres relay events.^[5]

MCPO

Muhammed Anas Yahiya

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Anas at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30) Nilamel, Kerala, India[1][2]
Alma mater	Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Rank	MCPO
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	Indian Navy[2]
Coached by	Galina Bukharina PB Jaikumar (personal)[2] Chief Petty Officer Ajeesh (Indian Navy)[2] Mohammed Kunji (personal)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	200 m – 20.63 (2018) 400 m – 45.21 (NR, 2019)[3]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  India Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's 4×400 m 2018 Jakarta Mixed 4×400 m 2018 Jakarta 400 m 2018 Jakarta Men's 4×400 m South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati Men's 4×400 m Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar 400 m 2017 Bhubaneswar Men's 4×400 m 2019 Doha Mixed 4×400 m

Early life

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.^[1][2]

He studied at Sree Krishna College, which was affiliated to the Calicut University. He represented the university at the national level.^[6]

Career

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.^[7] He became the third Indian athlete to qualify for this Olympic event, after Milkha Singh (1956 and 1960) and K. M. Binu (2004).^[8]

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.^[9]

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 .^[10] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he placed fourth in the 400 m, while his men's 4×400 m failed to finish.^[1]

In 2022 Anas was included in the 4x400m relay team for the Commonwealth Games 2022 by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) in place of an injured athlete Rajesh Ramesh.^[11][12]