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Gurvinder became the first Indian to log a 10.09s finish in the 100m with his blistering run in the final of the Federation Cup in Rachi.
Gurindervir Singh. (X)
Indian sprinter Gurvinder Singh scripted history on Saturday at the Federation Cup Athletics in Rachi as he recorded a 10.09s finish in the 100m event to shatter the national record and book his berth in the Commonwealth and Asian Games.
Gurvinder became the first Indian to finish below the 10.10 mark with his blistering run in the final of the 100m event in Rachi, to reclaim the record from Animesh Kujur.
Kujur came in second on the day with a finish of 10.20s, with Pranav Promod completing the podium with 10.29s run.
Gurvinder’s statement showing in the final comes a day after Kujur and him clocked record-scripting performances in their respective semifinal heats. Gurindervir dashed to a 10.17s finish in his semifinal heat of 100m event to break Kujur’s showing from the last year. However, Kujur reclaimed the record with a 10.15s personal best in the second heat.
The meet also serves as the CWG 2026 qualifiers and Animesh breached the qualification mark of 10.16s, but Gurindervir missed out on it by an agonising 0.01s. However, Gurvinder redeemed himself with his record-run on Saturday.
The duo, who are under the tutelage of James Hillier and also compete in the 200m event.
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