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06-07-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Animesh Kujur cements his status as India's fastest man with record-shattering performance in Greece
India sprinter Animesh Kujur clinched the 100m national record with a remarkable timing of 10.18 seconds. He holds the record in 200m category as well. read more India sprinter Animesh Kujur clinched the 100m national record with a remarkable timing of 10.18 seconds at the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting in Greece on Saturday. The 22-year-old Kujur sprinted in the second heat of the competition and became the first-ever Indian to register a sub-10.20 second timing in 100m. He surpassed Gurinder Singh, who notched 10.20 seconds in the meet at Vari and held the earlier national record in the category. Sotirios Garagganis of Greece (10.23s) and Samuli Samuelsson (10.28s) were placed second and third respectively in the World Athletics Continental Tour silver label meet. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Also Read | India to bid for both 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships after successful Neeraj Chopra Classic Animesh Kujur fastest Indian in 100m Animesh Kujur now holds both the 100m and 200m national records. He finished the 200m final of the Asian Athletics Championships with a record timing of 20.32 records. He created the record in May in South Korea. Ironically, he bettered his own previous national mark of 20.40 seconds created at the Federation Cup earlier this year. Mohammed Afsal makes history for India Earlier in the day, Mohammed Afsal made history by becoming the first Indian to break the 1:45-minute barrier in the men's 800m race, setting a new national record with a time of 1:44.96 minutes at the Memorial Czeslawa Cybulskiego in Poland. In May, the 29-year-old Afsal recorded 1:45.61s and broke the seven-year-old national record, which was set by Jinson Johnson in 2018, during the UAE Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. Afsal had finished second in the event. Securing the first three positions, Polish runners dominated the 800m race on Saturday. Maciej Wyderka finished first with a timing of 1:44.23s, It is his personal best mark as well as the meet record. Filip Ostrowski (1:44.25s) and Patryk Sieradzki (1:44.56s), finished second and third respectively and also recorded their personal bests.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Mohammed Afsal breaks National Record in men's 800m again
Mohammed Afsal broke the 800m National Record while finishing sixth at the Czesław Cybulski Memorial 2025, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver, in Poznan, Poland, on Saturday. The 29-year-old Afsal clocked 1 minute 44.93 seconds, becoming the first Indian to go below the 1:45 mark. Afsal bettered his previous NR of 1 minute and 45.61 seconds, which he had set in May 2025 at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix — he broke the seven-year-old record set by Jinsen Johnson in 2018. Afsal made headlines in 2023, when he won the silver medal in teh men's 800m event at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Meanwhile, It was a successful day for the home athletes as Maciej Wyderka, Filip Ostrowski and Patryk Sieradzki finished first, second and third respectively. Justin Davies of Great Britain finished fourth while his compatriot Tiarnan Crorken finished fifth.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
New Record! Mohammed Afsal creates history, breaks 7-year-old 800m national record at UAE Athletics Grand Prix
Mohammed Afsal NEW DELHI: India's middle-distance runner Mohammed Afsal scripted history on Friday by breaking the long-standing men's 800m national record at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. The 29-year-old clocked an impressive 1:45.61s to surpass the previous record of 1:45.65s set by Jinson Johnson in 2018. Afsal's performance earned him a second-place finish at the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level meet, held at the Dubai Police Stadium. Operation Sindoor PM Modi meets NSA, chiefs of armed forces amid spike in tensions with Pak India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan Several airports in India to be closed till May 15 - check list He was narrowly edged out by Kenya's Nicholas Kiplagat , who won the race with a time of 1:45.38. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! While Afsal's timing fell just short of the 2025 World Athletics Championships automatic qualification mark of 1:44.50, it marked a significant improvement in his personal best and reaffirmed his status as one of India's top middle-distance athletes. The Kerala athlete had earlier clinched a silver medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 1:48.43. Meanwhile, another Indian national record holder, Animesh Kujur , continued his fine form by winning the men's 200m in 20.45 seconds. Although slightly slower than his record-breaking 20.40 run at the 2025 Federation Cup, it was enough to secure gold in Dubai. Amlan Borgohain, the former national record holder, finished fifth with a timing of 21.08 seconds. The meet offered a promising outlook for Indian athletics as the country's top runners build momentum ahead of a crucial international season.
