Mumbai, July 6: Star sprinter Animesh Kujur smashed the 100m national record with a creditable timing of 10.18 seconds at the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting in Greece on Saturday. The 22-year-old Kujur bettered Gurindervir Singh's earlier 100m national record of 10.20 seconds in the meet at Vari, a suburb of Greece capital Athens. Sotirios Garagganis of Greece (10.23s) and Samuli Samuelsson (10.28s) were second and third respectively in the World Athletics Continental Tour silver label meet. Neeraj Chopra Sets Eyes on Defending Crown at World Athletics Championships After Success at NC Classic 2025.

Kujur now holds both the 100m and 200m national records. He had clocked 20.32 seconds in the men's 200m final of the Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea in May to break his own previous national mark of 20.40 seconds created at the Federation Cup earlier in the year.

Animesh Kujur National Record Moment

Earlier in the day, Asian Games silver medallist Mohammed Afsal broke his own national record and became the first Indian to run below the 1: 45 minute mark in men's 800m race at Memorial Czeslawa Cybulskiego at Poznan in Poland. Afsal, who had won the silver medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, clocked 1:44.96 minute and finished sixth in Heat A/1 of the event.

In May, the 29-year-old Afsal had recorded 1:45.61s to break the seven-year-old national record of 1:45.65s which was set by Jinson Johnson in 2018, during the UAE Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.. Afsal had finished second in the event. Neeraj Chopra 86.18m Throw Video: Watch Ace India Athlete's Title-Winning Javelin Throw During NC Classic 2025.

On Saturday, the first three positions were taken by Polish runners with Maciej Wyderka finishing first with a timing of 1:44.23s, which was his personal best as well as the meet record.. Filip Ostrowski (1:44.25s) and Patryk Sieradzki (1:44.56s), who finished second and third respectively, also recorded their personal bests.

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