India, May 29 -- Actor Akshay Kumar has hailed India's sprint sensation Gurindervir Singh after the Punjab athlete scripted history by becoming the fastest Indian ever in the men's 100m event.

At the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 in Ranchi held on Saturday, Gurindervir stopped the clock at 10.09 seconds to achieve what no Indian had ever managed before - becoming the first from the country to run the men's 100m in under 10.1 seconds.

Taking to X, Akshay shared a picture of Gurindervir and wrote: "Was reading about Gurindervir Singh, who has become India's fastest man alive, and am seriously blown away. For years and years, we saw foreign athletes win 100m races and break records. Tab sab kehte the Indians se...