Overview
- Gurindervir Singh won the 100m final in Ranchi on Saturday with a national record of 10.09 seconds, becoming the first Indian to run under 10.10 and clearing the AFI qualifying mark for major events.
- The national 100m mark changed three times across two days when Gurindervir ran 10.17 in a semifinal, Animesh Kujur answered with 10.15 minutes later, and Gurindervir reclaimed and lowered the record in the final.
- Vishal TK broke the 400m national record with 44.98 seconds to become the first Indian under 45 seconds, and Tejaswin Shankar scored 8057 points to become the country’s first decathlete over 8000 points.
- Those performances met or surpassed AFI qualifying standards but final team spots for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games remain subject to Athletics Federation of India selection procedures.
- The back-and-forth between Gurindervir and Animesh, plus multiple records at the same meet, reflects faster domestic competition and growing high-performance support that could raise India’s medal prospects at upcoming international meets.