Jalandhar, May 24 -- Parents of the new men's 100 metres national record holder, Gurindervir Singh, expressed happiness at their son's record-breaking performance at the Federation Cup and reflected on his hard work that has led him to a national record in a race category known to be an extremely tough one to excel in.

Gurindervir became the first Indian man to clock sub-10.10 seconds in the men's 100m, storming to victory at the Federation Cup in Ranchi with a sensational national record time of 10.09 seconds on Saturday. The 24-year-old shaved 0.06 seconds off the previous national mark, which had been set just a day earlier in the semifinals by Animesh Kujur, as per ESPN. Ironically, Gurindervir himself had briefly held the record aft...