New Delhi, May 31 -- Sprinter Animesh Kujur, who along with athlete national-record holder Gurindervir Singh, spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, said that both of them have been selected for the Commonwealth Games and will strive to perform better in the upcoming competitions.

Animesh noted that the recent sports event at Ranchi saw Gurindervir Singh break the 10.1 seconds barrier in the 100-metre race and asserted that nothing is so hard for Indian athletes and they can also do everything.

Animesh said he wanted to excel in the field he had chosen.

"Everyone used to tell me that when I started athletics in 2021, they used to ask me, 'Look, this is a new field, will you be able to do it o...