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Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh shrug off 100m setback, set sights on Asian Games

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Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh shrug off 100m setback, set sights on Asian Games

Gurindervir Singh competes in the men’s 100m round 1 heat 4 athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow. File | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s top two sprinters, Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh, did not produce impressive finishes in the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium, but both…

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ATHLETICS | Sindhushree outjumps Baranica for pole vault gold and Asiad ticket

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ATHLETICS | Sindhushree outjumps Baranica for pole vault gold and Asiad ticket

Animesh Kujur of Odisha in action in the men’s 200m during the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The unheralded Sindhushree G. wrote her name in the record books with a shock win over Baranica Elangovan in the women’s…

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From Ancy Sojan and Shaili Singh to Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kuju: How camaraderie is elevating Indian athletics

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From Ancy Sojan and Shaili Singh to Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kuju: How camaraderie is elevating Indian athletics

Even as cut-throat competition gives elite athletics meets an elevated status, tales of camaraderie pleasantly break the monotony by adding a human element to them. Enduring visuals of Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi sharing the men’s high jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Belgian steeplechaser Tim Van de Velde sacrificing his…

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Gurindervir and Vishal set the track ablaze with national records

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Gurindervir and Vishal set the track ablaze with national records

Gurindervir Singh and Vishal T.K. smashed the men’s 100m and 400m National records respectively to set the track ablaze in the Federation athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here on Saturday. Tejaswin Shankar added more thrill to the historic evening by finishing his decathlon routine on a high and becoming the first Indian…

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Ancy too good for Shaili in long jump at Federation athletics

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Ancy too good for Shaili in long jump at Federation athletics

Ancy Sojan E of Navy won the women’s long jump gold in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Friday, 22 May 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh lowered the National 100m record twice, while Asian Games silver medallist long…

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Last chance for Commonwealth Games hopefuls to make the grade for Glasgow

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Last chance for Commonwealth Games hopefuls to make the grade for Glasgow

Sprinter Animesh Kujur and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar share a light moment on the eve of the Federation athletics meet at Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Notwithstanding some major withdrawals, a clutch of big names — including Tejaswin Shankar, Animesh Kujur, M. Sreeshankar, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sachin Yadav…

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