New Delhi, May 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian athletes during the 134th episode of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme for their stellar achievements at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

During the broadcast, the Prime Minister hailed five Indian athletes, Gurindervir Singh, Vishal TK, Tejaswin Shankar, Dev Meena, and Kuldeep Kumar, for shattering national records across four different events at the domestic competition.

PM Modi interacted with Gurindervir Singh, praising the 25-year-old Indian Navy officer for becoming the fastest Indian sprinter after clocking 10.09 seconds in the men's 100m final. His historic run made him the first Indian to breach the 1...