Muhammed Anees Yahiya is an Indian long jump athlete. In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, he ranked 5th in the finals of the long jump competition after a jump of 7.97m.
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Wiki/Biography
Muhammed Anees Yahiya was born on Sunday, 3 December 1995 (age 26 years; as of 2022) in Nilamel, Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He studied at AKM Higher Secondary School, Mylapore, Kerala. Anees competed in the long jump competition at the 2017 World University Games.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx.): 70 kg
Hair Colour: Natural black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Anees Yahiya belongs to a Muslim family in Nilamel, Kerala.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Yahiya, who passed away, used to work in Saudi Arabia. His mother’s name is Sheena. He has an elder brother named Muhammed Anas Yahiya, who is a professional athlete (sprinter).
Anees with his mother and elder brother, Anas
Anees with his elder brother, Anas, at the World Athletics Championships 2022
Career
Athlete
He grabbed the first position in the 300 metres in Rieter atletický mítink competition in Ustí Nad Orlicí, Czech Republic on 17 August 2019.
Long Jump
On 11 July 2016, he finished sixth in the triple jump at Indian Grand Prix 4, which took place in Bengaluru. The first international competition in which he took part in the long jump was the Universiade competition held in Taipei City, Taiwan in August 2017. On 25 February 2021, he participated in Indian Grand Prix 2, Patiala and finished third in the competition. On 28 June 2021, he participated in the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship, Patiala and won the first position in the long jump. In March 2022, he achieved the second position in Indian Open Jumps Competitions, Thiruvanthapuram. On 24 May 2022, he won the first position in Indian Grand Prix 4 held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. He participated in the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship held in Chennai on 10 & 11 June 2022 and finished second in both events. He placed first in the XXXII Qosanov Memorial, Almaty held on 25 June 2022. [1]World Athletics In 2022, at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, he was selected for the finals of the men’s long jump event from group B. [2]News18
Muhammed Anees Yahiya doing a long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Awards
On 24 May 2022, at the closing ceremony of the Indian Grand Prix 4 in Odisha, Anees was awarded the Best Male Athlete by Secretary to CM (5T) Sri VK Pandian.
Muhammed Anees Yahiya receiving the award for Best Male Athlete
Bike Collection
He has a Bajaj Pulsar RS200 bike.
Anees posing while sitting on his bike
Facts/Trivia
- In 2022, his world ranking position in men’s long jump was 32. [3]World Athletics
- Anees covered 8.15 metres in his long jump in the Indian Grand Prix 2022.
- His coach’s name is Nishad Kumar.
Anees with his coach, Nishad Kumar
- Anees and his elder brother, Muhammed Anas Yahiya, both participated in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
- In 2022, Anees could not fly to Europe for competitions, while his contenders including Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin took part in the competitions. According to Anees, his visa was not granted, and his lack of sponsorship limited him from going to Europe. In a telephonic interview, he said,
I wanted to compete overseas as well. But, my visa did not come through. I had shortlisted two competitions for 21st May and 29th May, but could not travel. The officials were not satisfied with my whereabouts between those eight days and hence did not grant me the visa. I cannot really tell how they (Sreeshankar and Anees) got the visa. I can only assume that it’s because both of them have sponsors backing them. I currently don’t have any private entity backing me.” [4]The Bridge
References
| ↑1, ↑3 | World Athletics |
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| ↑2 | News18 |
| ↑4 | The Bridge |
