Naseem Hameed is a Pakistani track and field athlete, who became the fastest woman in South Asia when she won a gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka.
Naseem started her career as an athlete from her school. She participated in various sports activities at school and college levels. During her time in college, she was noticed by Army coaches and was allowed to practice in Army grounds.
She won various local events after this and was then picked by Pakistan Railways as an athlete. Naseem consistent performance earned her a place to represent Pakistan in 2010 SAF Games in Dhaka where she won the Coveted Gold in 100 Meters clocking 11.81 gaining the title of Fastest Women in South Asia and emerge as the queen of the track.
Having risen to fame after winning a gold medal at the South Asian Federation Games in 2010, Naseem Hameed has braved much rigorous training and many wagging tongues.
Hameed earned the nick-name “Queen of track” when she covered 100-metres in just 11.81 seconds, and out-ran 40 other sprinters including Sri Lanka’s Pramila Priyadarshani and Achala Shalika Dias who took silver and bronze in the race.
A telefilm “Bhaag Amina Bhaag” based upon a real and untold life story of Naseem Hameed. The telefilm was a commendable effort to give tribute to great female Pakistani athlete.
