India, July 28 -- Gurindervir Singh's 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign came to a sudden, painful end in Glasgow, leaving fans stunned after a severely disappointing performance in the men's 100m heats. Hopes were high for India's fastest man, who entered the competition with realistic ambitions of pushing deep into the final rounds. Instead, his tournament ended in the opening stage after he managed a sluggish time of 10.39 seconds, failing to advance to the semifinals.

Following the shock exit, his childhood coach, Happy Singh, publicly apologised to the nation and sprinting fans for the poor outcome, taking responsibility for the athlete's inability to deliver on the big stage.

"I just want ask forgiveness as Gurindervir's first coach...