Ranchi, May 22 -- Animesh Kujur broke the 100 m national record in men's competition at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi on Friday.

Competing in the semifinals of the 100 m men's competition, it was 25-year-old Gurindervir Singh who first broke Animesh's national record of 10.18s, which was set last year, with timings of 10.17 s in the first semis heat. But in the next semis heat, the 22-year-old Animesh took back his record with timings of 10.15 s.

He also breached the 10.16 s mark set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for qualification to the Commonwealth Games, as per Olympics.com.

The men's 100m final will feature a direct showdown between Animesh and Gurindervir on Saturday. The Federati...