India’s fastest man! Animesh Kujur shattered the national record in men’s 100 meters, becomes the first Indian to run under 10.2 seconds

India’s Animesh Kujur set a new national record in the men’s 100 meters with a time of 10.18 seconds at the Dromia International Sprint and held a meeting of 2025 in Greece, won the final B and later became the first Indian to run 100 meters in 10.2 seconds.In the last B at the municipal stadium in Baglutzis of the groom, Kujur beat the Greek athlete Sotiros Gargenis, who saw 10.23 seconds and Samuli Samuelson of Finland, which ended at 10.28 seconds.In the overall standing, Kujur finished third behind the Benjamin Richardson (10.01) of South Africa and Ali Anwar al-Balushi (10.12) of Oman.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The 22 -year -old performance broke the previous national record of 10.20 seconds set by Gurindevir Singh in the Indian Grand Prix 1 in Bengaluru. Kujur improved his personal best in 0.09 seconds from his previous issue of 10.27 seconds.

Kujur placed another national record in the men’s 200 meters with a time of 20.32 seconds, which earned him a bronze at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, Republic of Korea.

The Athlete National Relay Carnival was also part of the record-setting Indian Mains 4×100 meter team in 2025, where he gave 38.69 seconds in Chandigarh.Also Read: Enmeshsh Kujur: From the afflicted heatstrokes to braking records and India’s ‘Usain Bolt’In the men’s 100 -meter final A, Indian runner Lalu Bhoi and Mriptum Jairam Dondapati finished fourth and fifth with time of 10.42 and 10.47 respectively.Kujur participated in the men’s 200 meter race in Greece, finishing seventh with a time of 20.73 seconds. His team partner Manikanta Hobelidhar placed 11th position, with 21.28 seconds.The Indian 4X100 meter relay team, including Kujur, Bhoi, Dondapati and Singh, finished second to Türkiye with a time of 39.99 seconds.Among the events of women, Moumita Mondal achieved a individual best of 13.24 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles. The current national record in this program is conducted by Joti Yaraji in 12.78 seconds.