New Delhi, May 24 -- The Indian Navy heaped praise on athlete Gurindervir Singh at his achievement of clinching a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle race at the Federation Cup in Ranchi on Saturday, calling the sprinter "the fastest man in India."

Gurindervir, a Petty Officer of the Indian Navy, became the first Indian man to clock sub-10.10 seconds in the men's 100m, storming to victory with a sensational national record time of 10.09 seconds.

In an X post on Sunday, the Indian Navy congratulated Gurindervir for setting the national record of 10.09 seconds in the 100m sprint at the 29th National Federation Cup Athletics Championships in Ranchi.

https://x.com/indiannavy/status/2058462535875985477

Calling him "the fastest man in Ind...