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On a record-breaking May 23 evening, Gurindervir Singh clocked the second-fastest time by an Asian this season. Gurindervir broke the men's 100m national record by clocking 10.09 seconds on Day 2 of the National Senior Federation Competition in Ranchi.
Representing Reliance Foundation, the Punjab sprinter beat Odisha's Animesh Kujur (10.20 seconds) and another Reliance Foundation athlete Pranav Pramod (10.29 seconds).
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After the win, he pulled out a white paper sheet with a message written on it: 'Task is not finished yet. Wait, I am still standing'. The paper had 10.10 seconds written on it, just 0.01 seconds more than what he had achieved on May 23 evening. He crossed the 10.16 seconds qualifying team set by Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to qualify for Commonwealth Games 2026.
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"This record is to prove that I’m not finished and still have power in my legs," said Gurvindervir after crossing the finish line during a press interaction.
However, his coach James Hillier does not want him to be satisfied with his current national record. He wants him to lower it in the next few months.
"He is learning to execute the plans in the races and his performance graph is getting better,” said Hillier.
Vishal creates history in 400m event
In the 400m men's event, Vishal TK broke the record by completing the race in 44.98 seconds, setting a national record. It is the best time recorded in Asia in the ongoing season. He also managed to qualify for the Commonwealth Games 2026.
He was slightly ahead of Tamil Nadu's Rajesh Ramesh who clocked 45.31 seconds followed by Uttar Pradesh's Jay Kumar (45.47 seconds).
Tejaswin in a league of his own
India's Asian Games silver medallist Tejaswin Shankar also scripted history by becoming the first Indian to cross the 8000 point barrier in the Decathalon. He broke his own national record of 7,947 points accumulated last year. On May 23, Reliance Foundation's Tejaswin managed to acquire 8,057 points, 527 more than NCOE Trivandrum's Thowfeeq N. Now, Tejaswin holds the seventh spot in Asian’s all-time list in the 10-event discipline.
Here are the results of other events -
Results: Women: 100m: Sudeshna H (Maharashtra) 11.56 secs, Giridharani Ravikumar (Tamil Nadu) 11.58 secs, Tamanna (Haryana) 11.62 secs.
400m: Vithya Ramjaj (Tamil Nadu) 52.22 secs, Ansa Babi (All India Police) 53.07 secs, Prachi (JSW) 53.26 secs.
1500m: Pooja (JSW) 4:11.34, Ankita (Uttarakhand) 4:12.28, Anju (Haryana) 4:21.26.
Javelin throw: Shilpa Rani (Haryana) 56.46m, Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 55.61m, Rashmi K (Andhra Pradesh) 54.85m.
Shot put: Krishna Jayashankar (Reliance) 17.35m, Yogita (Haryana) 16.82m, Shiksha (Reliance) 16.61m.
Pole vault: Baranica Elangovan (Tamil Nadu) 4.10m, Nitika Anup (Madhya Pradesh) 4.10m, Krishna Rachan (Railway sports) 3.90m.
Triple jump: Niharika Vashisht (Punjab) 13.64m, Bhairabi Roy (Railway sports) 13.28m, Mallala Anusha (Andhra Pradesh) 13.28m.
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