India, Sept. 27 -- Animesh Kujur will be in action in the men's 200m final at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, September 27, as the Indian sprinter looks to finish his campaign with a medal in Aichi-Nagoya at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

Kujur began his Asian Games 200m campaign by winning his first-round heat in 21.10 seconds on September 26. His heat victory sent him through to the semifinals.

He then returned for the semifinal later on Saturday and secured his place in the final, clocked 20.81s to finish 2nd in his semifinal heat putting himself into the medal race for the first time at these Asian Games.

Kujur is India's national record holder in the men's 200m, with a personal best of 20.32 seconds, which he clocke...