The record holder Muhammed Anas further enhances his national brand

Muhammed Anas rewrote the 400m national record four times. (Source: PTI)

In the past two years, Muhammed Anas has rewritten the 400m national record four times. The latter, at a meeting in the Czech Republic on Saturday where he finished in 45.24 seconds to improve his previous national mark of 45.31 seconds that he established at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. L & # 39; A shocking effort also prevails in front of his compatriot Muhammed Kunhu (46.68s) and Suresh Jeevan (46.98).

Anas, who narrowly missed a gold medal at the Gold Coast, coaches under coach Galina Bukharina with other national campers from a tour near Prague. The record series of Anas debuted in Poland in 2016 where he rewrote the 45.47s of Arokiya Rajiv with a run of 45.40s.

The effort also gave him a historic Olympic place. He further improved the brand at the Delhi Grand Prix in 45.32. He shaved a tiny 0.01 at Gold Coast before making a significant cut on Saturday.

The talented quartermiler was in clbad 10 when his father, a failed athlete turned salesman, died after suffering a heart attack. Premature death left the family distraught. But Sheena, her mother, did not let failure affect the education of their son. Anas, who had started as a jumper at the time, had just made his first steps in athletics under local coach Ansar.

Ansar, Anas' first coach, felt that the youngster would get better on the track and convince him to give up the jump. The movement turned out to be the game.

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