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Rising star sprinter Animesh Kujur wins second medal, sets big targets | Sport-others News

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One thing 20-year-old Animesh Kujur is never short of is confidence. His coach feels a touch of swagger is essential for a sprinter. By winning a gold in the 200 metres two days ago and a silver in the 100 metres on Wednesday, Animesh has emerged as a sprinter to watch out for. Though he came second to the experienced Gurindervir Singh in the 100 metres, Animesh posted a personal best of 10.50 seconds at the Federation Cup. Gurvindervir was a class apart clocking 10.35. Just minutes after his race, drenched in sweat, Animesh took questions from the media. The 6 2’ toned athlete is aware that his physique has become a talking point. “Your build is like that of …” Even before the reporter could complete the first question, Animesh chipped in… “like an international runner.” “It’s just genes. I owe it to my parents. They are not very tall like me but they were blessed and I am benefiting from it,” Animesh said. But Animesh is aware that good genes won’t matter without …

Animesh Kujur, the new kid on the starting blocks, aiming to break records in sprints | Sport-others News

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Sprinter Animesh Kujur, on a lark, approached a foreign coach at last year’s Under-23 meet in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, and asked to be taken under his wings. As luck would have it, Englishman Martin Owens was open to the idea. Owens, the head coach of the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC, asked Kujur to first appear for selection trials. “I asked him if he even knew who I was and he said ‘no’. Then introduced myself and told him that he would have to undergo trials at the high-performance centre (HPC) in Odisha,” Owens recalled. This was a turning point for Kujur. Kujur, 20, has scorched the track by clocking an impressive 20.62 seconds to win the 200 metres gold at the Federation Cup in Bhubaneshwar, the second-best time ever by an Indian after Amalan Borgohain’s 20.52, the national record. He also qualified for the 100 metre final, making him the sprinter to watch out for. The Kujur-Owens partnership has started showing results. “I had no idea who he was. I just saw that a foreigner …