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Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He participated in the
4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...
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 Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...
and qualified for the Olympics. The quartet of Muhammed,
Mohammad Anas Seaman Muhammed Anas Yahiya (born 17 September 1994) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and the 4 × 400 m relay, and holds the national record (45.24) i ...
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Ayyasamy Dharun Dharun Ayyasamy (born 31 December 1996) is an Indian track athlete. He specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles events. He participated in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Dharun was bo ...
and
Arokia Rajiv Subedar Arokia Rajiv (born 22 May 1991) is an Indian sprinter and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in Indian Army who specialises in the 400 metres distance. He won silver medals in the men's and mixed 4 × 400 m relays at the 2018 Asian G ...
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. Muhammed is a 3-time Asian Games finalist and national champion.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammed, Kunhu 1987 births Living people People from Palakkad district Indian male sprinters Athletes from Kerala Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic athletes for India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for India Asian Athletics Championships winners