Speed war: National 100m record falls twice within mins in dramatic sprint showdown

Key points

• Animesh Kujur (PTI file photo) Day 1 Results Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh broke the men’s 100m national record within minutes of each other on the opening day of the Senior Athletics Federation Competition on Friday.Representing Reliance
• Gurindervir first broke Animesh’s 10-month-old national record of 10.18 seconds by clocking 10.17 seconds in the first semifinal heat.However
• the record lasted only a few minutes as Odisha’s Animesh ran 10.15 seconds in the second semifinal heat to reclaim the national mark.Both sprinters will now face each other again in the final on Saturday.Animesh also went past the qualification mark of 10.16 seconds set by the Athletics Federation of India for the 2026 Commonwealth Games."It's all about hard work," said a jubilant Animesh after the race.The women’s long jump event also saw close competition between Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan.Representing Indian Navy
• Ancy won the event with a jump of 6.75m