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Abdul Rashid (hurdler)
Abdul Rashid (born 15 February 1979) is a Pakistani sprint hurdler.[1] Rashid represented Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including Ronald Forbes of the Cayman Islands and three-time Olympian Dudley Dorival of Haiti. He finished the race only in last place by nearly two seconds behind Dorival, with a time of 14:52, twenty-eight hundredths of a second slower than his personal best of 14:24. Rashid, however, failed to advance into the quarterfinal round, as he placed fortieth overall, based on his time and performance in the preliminary heats.[2] He made a National record of 7.95 s in Men's Indoor 60 m hurdles on 14 November 2005 at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Pattaya, Thailand. He Won a Gold Medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.33s) at the 2004 South Asian Games at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. He Won a Bronze Medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.62s) at the 2006 South Asian Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. References
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