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India’s athletics contingent for the 2026 Asian Games continued to swell on Thursday as a string of standout performances at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships saw athletes across track and field achieve the Athletics Federation of India’s qualification standards. Leading the charge was Home favorite Animesh Kujurwho produced another commanding display in the men’s…
Punjab’s Gurindervir Singh rose to national prominence in May 2026, when he ran the fastest 100m sprint ever recorded by an Indian man. Racing alongside Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir posted a time of 10.09, bettering Animesh’s previously held national record by a considerable margin. What was perhaps more fascinating was the fact that the national record…
On a Friday evening at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi, Gurindervir Singh, twenty-five, from Jalandhar in Punjab, ran 10.17 seconds in the 100m heats. A new Indian national record. Within minutes, Animesh Kujur, a young sprinter from Jharkhand, ran 10.15 in a separate heat and broke it. The national record had changed hands twice…
Last Updated:May 23, 2026, 8:24 PM IST 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…
Last Updated:May 22, 2026, 8:58 PM IST Gurindervir logged 10.17s in his semifinal heat of 100m event to break Kujur’s showing last year. However, Kujur reclaimed the record with a new PB of10.15s in the second heat. Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur. (X) India’s sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh enjoyed record-scripting performances at the Federation…
Last Updated:May 16, 2026, 12:35 IST Animesh Kujur and Mohammed Afsal starred for India at the Saudi Athletics Grand Prix, clinching gold medals in Riyadh with commanding performances. Animesh Kujur and Mohammed Afsal (X/AFI) Indian national record holders Animesh Kujur and Mohammed Afsal demolished the rest of the field, as both runners delivered gold-medal performances…
Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 15:37 is The nine-day spectacle will host a multitude of events across disciplines, and the Indian contingent will be spearheaded by double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj Chopra. (X) The World Athletics Championships is set to get underway in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday with 19 Indians in the fray representing the…
Last Updated:August 10, 2025, 23:49 is Animesh Kujur won gold in the men’s 200m at the World Continental Tour Bronze meet, clocking 20.77 seconds. His victory boosts his World Championships ranking. Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur celebrating his victory (X) Promising Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur delivered a stellar performance on home soil, clinching gold in the…
Last Updated:July 12, 2025, 12:55 is Animesh logged an impressive effort of 20.55s in the U23 200m event to finish fourth at the Monaco Diamond League. Indian Athlete Animesh Kujur. (X) Indian athlete Animesh Kujur scripted history by becoming the first Indian sprinter to compete at a Diamond League event with his participation in the…
Last Updated:June 23, 2025, 17:02 is Athletes under the TOPS scheme are permitted a monthly allowance of Rs 25,000 and are considered medal prospects at international events. Indian decathlete Tejaswin Shankar. (X) India decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, sprinter Animesh Kujur and the women’s 4x100m relay team were added to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme’s developmental group,…