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Animesh Kujur clocks fastest 100m by an Indian abroad in Germany

Animesh Kujur clocks fastest 100m by an Indian abroad in Germany

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Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur registered the fastest 100m time ever by an Indian on foreign soil after clocking a personal best of 10.14 seconds at the Fast Arms Fast Legs meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event in Germany. The 23-year-old finished second in the final on Friday, improving on the 10.19 seconds he had recorded in the heats earlier in the day. His performance is now the second-fastest 100m by an Indian, trailing only Gurindervir Singh’s national record of 10.09 seconds set at the Federation Cup in Ranchi earlier this year. Kujur heads to Commonwealth Games in top form Kujur’s latest performance further strengthens his credentials ahead of his Commonwealth Games debut later this month in Glasgow. The Odisha sprinter now owns three of the five fastest 100m times ever recorded by an Indian. Before Gurindervir’s national record-breaking run in May, Kujur had briefly held the Indian record in the event. He is also the current national record holder in the men’s 200m, the discipline in which he primarily competes. The strong showing …

Animesh Kujur clocks fastest 100m by an Indian abroad in Germany

Sindhushree G sets Pole Vault National Record; Animesh Kujur seals Asian Games spot

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National records continued to tumble at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on Thursday as Sindhushree G rewrote the women’s pole vault record, while Animesh Kujur secured his place for the 2026 Asian Games with a dominant performance in the men’s 200m. Sindhushree stole the show by clearing 4.25m on her first attempt to set a new national record, surpassing Baranica Elangovan’s previous mark of 4.23m. The effort also comfortably exceeded the Athletics Federation of India’s Asian Games qualification standard of 4.10m. Baranica settled for silver after clearing 4.20m, while Nitika Akare claimed bronze with a clearance of 4.10m, ensuring all three medallists achieved the qualification mark. In the men’s 200m, national record holder Animesh Kujur clinched gold in 20.74s after already breaching the Asian Games qualification standard of 20.88s with a 20.87s run in the heats. Dondapati Mrutyum Jayaram (20.97s) and Jishnu Prasad P.K. (21.18s) completed the podium. Multiple athletes achieve Asian Games standards The women’s 200m saw all three medallists qualify for the Asian Games. Harita Bhadra won gold in …

Inter-State Athletics C’ships 2026 Day-2 Live: Animesh Kujur, Jyothi Yarraji in action

Inter-State Athletics C’ships 2026 Day-2 Live: Animesh Kujur, Jyothi Yarraji in action

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Inter-State Athletics C’ships Day-2 Live: Elite Indian athletes will continue their pursuit of the Asian Games quota spots on the second day of Inter-State Athletics C’ships in Odisha on Thursday. Indian national record holders Animesh Kujur and Mohammad Afsal P will be in action in the men’s 200m and 800m finals, while Jyothi Yarraji will compete in women’s 200m. Krishna Jayashankar and Manpreet Kaur, in Women’s Shot Put and Baranica Elongovan in women’s pole vault, will also fight for their Asiad qualification. Catch all the live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Jyothi Yarraji returns as athletes eye Asian Games quotas

Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Jyothi Yarraji returns as athletes eye Asian Games quotas

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The 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships is slated to begin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from Wednesday. The 5-day event will have 45 medal events and will also serve as a final qualifier for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. A few of the star athletes, Jyothi Yarraji (Hurdles), Parul Chuadhary (Steeplechase) and Gulveer Singh (Middle Distance Running), will return to the domestic competition. Gulveer and Parul were training outside India and are now returning to India to confirm their place in the Indian team, while Jyothi is returning after a long break due to an ACL injury. Meanwhile, two of India’s medal hopefuls, Sachin Yadav and Avinash Sable, are set to miss this event as they are currently going through injury rehabilitation. Other star athletes Murali Sreeshankar, Animesh Kujur, Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Praveen Chithravel will also be in action at this elite event in Bhubaneswar. Schedule for 2026 Inter-State C’ships (Only Finals) 24 June 5:30 AM – Men’s 5,000m (Asiad QM – 13:39.18s) 4:30 PM – Men’s Pole Vault (Asiad QM …

India mixed 4x400m team wins silver; mixed 4x100m team take bronze

India mixed 4x400m team wins silver; mixed 4x100m team take bronze

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Indian clinched two medals – a silver and a bronze – on the opening day of the 2026 Asian Relays Championships in China on Saturday. The mixed 4x100m quartet of Pranav Gurav, Tamanna, Animesh Kujur, and Sneha SS were the first to bag a medal, winning bronze with a timing of 41.47s. They fell 0.12s short of the Indian national record set by Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha Shanuvalli at the World Relays earlier this year. Later in the day, the Indian mixed 4x400m quartet of MR Poovamma, Neeru Pathak, Theerthesh P Shetty and Barath Sridhar, clocked 3:17.06s to clinch a silver medal behind Kazakhstan (3:16.75s). This marked India’s second 4x400m medal in the continental relays in as many editions, having won a gold medal in the inaugural edition two years ago. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Gurindervir Singh to lead 29-member Indian squad for Asian Relays Championships

Gurindervir Singh to lead 29-member Indian squad for Asian Relays Championships

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National record holder Gurindervir Singh to lead the 29-member strong Indian contingent for the second edition of the Asian Relays C’ships to be held in Shangyu, China, on June 20 and 21. The Indian contingent will compete in all six relay events in China, says AFI president Bahadur Singh. “The competition in China will be a good opportunity for athletes to showcase their potential at the continental level,” he added. The next edition of the continental competition has been awarded to India, which will be held in Chandigarh, following the decision taken at the Asian Athletics Association Council Meeting in Hong Kong. “The international competition will give sports fans an opportunity to witness top athletes in action on the home soil,” says the AFI president. The competition in China will be held in the men’s (4x100m, 4x400m) relays and women’s (4x100m, 4x400m) relays. The Indian team will also compete in mixed 4x100m and 4x400m relays. India will field a full-strength team in the 4x100m relays, while the men’s 4x400m team will feature several new names …

PM Modi says Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur will take Indian athletics to new heights

PM Modi says Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur will take Indian athletics to new heights

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday talked to athletes Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, both of whom broke the national record thrice, lauding them for the “exemplary work”. Addressing the 134th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi, while hailing both the Indian athletes, expresses confidence and highlights that both of them will take the country to new heights.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

The system behind Gurindervir Singh’s historic 10.09

The system behind Gurindervir Singh’s historic 10.09

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For years, Indian men’s sprinting moved in painfully small increments. Between 2005 and 2020, the national record in the men’s 100m was broken only twice. Anil Kumar Prakash clocked 10.30 seconds in 2005 before Amiya Kumar Mallick lowered it to 10.26 in 2016. Those numbers stood not just as records, but as reminders of how difficult it was for Indian sprinting to evolve at the elite level. But over the last year, Indian sprinting has accelerated at a pace the sport in the country had never experienced before. And nowhere was that transformation more visible than at the Federation Cup in Ranchi. Within the span of a few hours, the national record changed hands three times. Gurindervir Singh first ran 10.17 seconds in the semifinals before Animesh Kujur responded almost immediately with 10.15. Then, in the final, Gurindervir returned to produce the race that changed Indian sprinting forever, 10.09 seconds, the first time an Indian man had broken the 10.10 barrier. The progression itself tells the story. From 10.30 to 10.20, Indian sprinting took nearly …

Sachin Yadav, Animesh Kujur, Praveen Chithravel in action-Blog, Updates

Sachin Yadav, Animesh Kujur, Praveen Chithravel in action-Blog, Updates

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2026 Senior Athletics Federation Cup Live: Eleven medal events will take place in the evening session of the final day at the 2026 Senior Athletics Federation Cup in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The biggest event of the day will be the men’s javelin throw final, having few of the elite throwers like Sachin Yadav and Rohit Yadav. On the other hand, the national record holders Tajinderpal Singh Toor in men’s shot put and Praveen Chitravel in men’s triple jump will also be in action. On the track, Animesh Kujur in 200m and Mohammad Afsal P in 800m will also fight for a spot in India’s Commonwealth Games squad. Catch all the Live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Hurtful words on my appearance left me disturbed’: Gurindervir, 100m champ

‘Hurtful words on my appearance left me disturbed’: Gurindervir, 100m champ

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6 min readMay 25, 2026 06:30 AM IST Gurindervir Singh, India’s fastest man, has captured the imagination of the nation with a blazing run of 10.09s at the Federation Cup yesterday. His run to the new NR had a very interesting background. On the first day of the tournament, he broke the national record but could only hold it for five minutes before Animesh Kujur lowered it further. After that, his coach James Hillier asked him to shut down the outside noise and it meant no smartphone and social media. But 24 hours later his record-breaking run became viral content. In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Gurindervir opened up about his struggles last year, the significance of his run, and what comes next for him. Do you hope to inspire more youth to take up athletics given that Punjab is one of the states with a major drug problem? It might have an impact on the next generation but not on the ones who are already involved in it (drugs). The ones who …