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Time of India
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Swiss meet: Animesh Kujur finishes ninth overall in 200m
Animesh Kujur (Image TOI Photo) Kolkata : After making his debut at Diamond League in Monaco in 200m in the U23 category last week, Animesh Kujur had his eyes on qualifying for World Championships to be held in Tokyo in September. However, he couldn't give his best at Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern at Stadion Allmend in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Tuesday night. Running in Heat A, the 21-year-old finished sixth with a timing of 20.79 seconds. It was quite a below-par show considering he ran 20.55 seconds in Monaco and has a PB of 20.32 seconds. As a result, overall he finished ninth in the standings. Manikanta Hoblidhar also competed in another heat and finished second. His time though was just 21.36 seconds as a result of which he was 16th overall. Earlier in the day, Kujur, along with four other Indians, competed in the 100m and all of them ran in the Heat C. Kujur did well to cross the finish line in second place clocking 10.28 seconds — his third-best personal time — that also helped him finish eighth overall. As for the four other Indians, Gurindervir Singh, who has a PB of 10.20 seconds and briefly held the 100m NR, came fourth in the heats with a timing of 10.54 seconds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Hoblidhar, also a former 100m NR holder, followed suit with a time of 10.61 seconds. Odisha's DM Jayram and Lalu Prasad Bhoi were the next to cross the line. Jayram ran a PB of 10.65 seconds while Lalu was just 0.02 seconds slower. Among the other Indians competing in the tournament, Moumita Mondal came seventh in long jump with a best effort of 6.34m. Shaili Singh, who has PB of 6.76m, also competed but failed to impress as she finished a lowly 10th with a jump of 6.13m. Poll What do you think Animesh Kujur needs to improve to qualify for the World Championships? Better training regimen More competitive experience Moumita also took part in the 100m hurdles and finished 13th overall with a timing of 13.48 seconds. She however did cross the finish line in first place in her heats. In men's javelin throw Sahil Silwal came seventh with a best effort of 77.75m. Meanwhile, in the women's section Karishma Sanil, who won gold in the UAE Athletics Women's Gala at Dubai Police Club Stadium earlier this year, was 12th with a best throw of 53.93m — which was also her last throw of the night. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Animesh finishes second in 100m heats at Swiss meet
Animesh Kujur continued his brilliant run in the ongoing season by coming second in Heat C of 100m during the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern at Stadion Allmend in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Tuesday night. Coming into the race fresh from competing at the Monaco Diamond League last week, Kujur ran 10.28 seconds — his third-best personal time. While Sachin Dennis of Jamaica came first with a timing of 10.21 seconds, four more Indian athletes also took part in the race and pushed each other to the limit. Gurindervir Singh, who has a PB of 10.20 seconds and briefly held the 100m NR, came fourth with a timing of 10.54 seconds. Manikanta Hoblidhar, also a former 100m NR holder, followed suit with a time of 10.61 seconds. Odisha's DM Jayram and Lalu Prasad Bhoi were the next to cross the line. Jayram ran a PB of 10.65 seconds while Lalu crossed the line just 0.02 seconds later. However, Animesh was the most impressive of the Indian runners as he looks make good use of competing with the faster runners in the European circuit. While he is hoping to qualify for the World Championships in 200m, he is also aiming to break the 10-second mark in 100m. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cách giao dịch ETH/USD mà không cần nắm giữ Ether IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo He currently holds the 100m NR with a time of 10.18 seconds that he achieved during the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting at Konstantinos Baglatzis Municipal Stadium in Vari, Greece, earlier this month. His coach Owen Martins, who trains him at Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar, however is well aware that it's going to take some time. "It's a slow process. It's still 2 metres and it's a long way off. Athens wasn't a fast track. So there's a few tenths of a second there. Also, in an earlier race, the wind was 1.7 m/s as opposed to 0. 5 m/s when he ran. So you can get down to 10.12 seconds just by changing the wind. But it's a gradual process and again, that's not really what we're trying to aim for," said Martins.
