Pranav Gurav stuns with 10.27s dash as Gurindervir crashes out in 100m final
Pranav Gurav wins 100m
Kochi: Pranav Pramod Gurav emerged as the surprise package on the opening day of the 28th
National Federation Senior Athletics Competition
at the Maharaja's College ground on Monday.
Representing the Railways, the 23-year-old from Maharashtra not only outperformed more established sprinters but also overcame sweltering weather conditions to become the fastest athlete of the four-day meet. His time of 10.27 seconds, a personal best, placed him ahead of Animesh Kujur (10.32s) and Manikanta Hoblidhar (10.35s).
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National 100m record holder Gurindervir Singh delivered an underwhelming performance, finishing last in the final with a time of 11.21 seconds. It seemed that Gurindervir couldn't run properly as he felt cramps in his thighs at the start of the race.
The opening day proved particularly demanding for the sprinters, who were forced to run the heats, semifinals and final of the 100m on Monday itself as the organisers decided to complete the event in a day. 'I never ran three races in a single day in my career. This was hectic,' said Animesh.
In the women's 100m dash, Telengana's Nithya Gandhe secured a comfortable victory, clocking 11.50 seconds. Tamil Nadu's Abhinaya Rajarajan (11.54s) and Karnataka's Sneha SS (11.62s) secured second and third positions respectively.
Barwal claims meet record
Sawan Barwal from the Indian Army established a meet record in the men's 10,000m race, clocking 28.57.13s to secure the gold medal.
His performance surpassed the previous record of 28.57.90s, which was set by Surendra Singh in 2007. The Indian contingent for the
Asian Athletics Championships
, scheduled to be held in South Korea next month, will be picked following this meet, and on Day 1, five athletes achieved the qualification benchmark of the Asian meet.
These athletes included Barwal and Abhishek Pal in men's 10,000m, Lili Das and Pooja in the women's 1500m and Yoonus Shah in men's 1500m. However, the day's spotlight was firmly on Gurav as he came up with a result beyond his own expectations. He dedicated his win to his ailing grandfather, who is currently hospitalised.
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