Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 24 -- Indian sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh advanced to the men's 100m semifinals at the ongoing Asian Games after finishing third and second, respectively, in their opening-round heats on Thursday.

Kujur clocked 10.36 seconds to finish third in his heat and secure a place in the semifinals. Thailand's Puripol Boonson won the heat in 9.95 seconds, while China's Zeng Keli finished second with a time of 10.22 seconds.

Kujur recorded a reaction time of 0.140 seconds and maintained his position inside the qualification spots to progress to the next round.

Gurindervir, meanwhile, finished second in Heat 4 of Round 1 with a time of 10.38 seconds.

Oman's Malham Al Balushi won the heat in 10.29 seconds, whil...