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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Feisty Amlan Borgohain eyes relay gold at Asian Athletics
Amlan Borgohain Sometimes a sprint can turn into a marathon – tough, unfriendly, mostly unforgiving. Ask Amlan Borgohain. His race is still on, the finish line seemingly nowhere in sight, but he's not giving in. There were high hopes from the Assam sprinter when he broke the 200m national record in 2022 and followed it up by running the 100m in 10.25 seconds. Things would only get better from here on, they said. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! But Amlan failed to keep up the good show and endured a mediocre 2023, when his returns remained average. The wake-up call was when he finally finished sixth in the 200m at the Asian Games that October. Who's that IPL player? It was a tough pill to swallow, nothing that a shake-up of pride, and an athlete's belief in his training couldn't fix. Those hard yards. But what happened a month later would scar him for life. Amlan's mother, who has been undergoing dialysis for some months, passed away. Barely was his grieving complete, closure reached at losing his biggest supporter and inspiration, when the following January, he suffered an injury during a practice session. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo His best timings in 2024 read 21.51 seconds in 200m and 10.46 seconds in 100m — ample evidence of just which misery lane he was running in. More Than a Team: The Rise of CSK & the Whistle Podu Army But this is 2025, and there's possibly the home stretch in sight. Finally. The year holds a lot of promise for Amlan as not only has he begun making up for lost ground with promising timings, but he also finds himself part of a collective that is brimming with potential and hope. As part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the national record with 38.69 sec in April's Indian Open Relay Competition, Amlan may just be finding that the baton change was the transition he needed all along. The quartet of Borgohain, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur and Manikanta Hoblidhar will now be hoping to repeat their feat at Asian Athletics Championships starting Tuesday (May 27-31) in Gumi, Republic of Korea. 'We want to win gold, but it will be very tough because in order to do that we will have to pass the baton perfectly,' Amlan told TOI, during an exclusive interaction ahead of departure to Korea. Speaking for the collective, Amlan's is not an unrealistic aim considering the South Korean team won bronze in 4x100m relay at the 2023 Asian Games in 38.74 seconds. But as athletics director with Reliance Foundation James Hillier also said, the team will have to perfect the art of passing the baton if they harbour ambitions of finishing on the podium. They have been practicing just that under Hillier's watchful eye during the camp in Mumbai over the past few weeks. While Hillier has been more than pleased with the quartet's performance, he is happiest about how Amlan has made a comeback from his injury. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Hindustan Times
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
15-year-old men's national 4x100m relay mark bettered
New Delhi: India currently boast of an excellent bunch of male sprinters. Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain have run sub-10.30 secs in the 100m. On Wednesday, the quartet representing Reliance shattered a 15-year-old national record in the 4x100m relay, clocking 38.69s to win the India Open relay competition at Chandigarh. The previous national mark of 38.89s came while winning bronze at the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games. The quartet has been in excellent form this season and came together to set a fresh bench mark at Chandigarh's Sector 7 Sports Complex. Gurindervir, who set the 100m national record (10.20s) this year, ran the first leg and Animesh, the 200m national record holder with a 100m best of 10.27s, the second. Manikanta (100m best 10.22s) extended the lead with a brilliant bend run. Amlan, known for his powerful dash down the straight crossed the finish unchallenged. The Tamil Nadu quartet was second (39.83s) and Army third (41.40s). For perspective, the Asian record set by Japan in 2019 is 37.43secs. At the 2023 Asian Championships, Thailand won gold at 38.55s, ahead of China (38.87 secs) and South Korea (38.99secs), which should raise Indian hopes of a podium finish at the coming continental meet. 'We just believed in each other and our speed,' said Amlan. Animesh, who last week set the 200m national mark (20.40s), said they can have another go at the relay record this season. 'I am very happy that we were able to break the national record. If we can give this result after just had a few sessions together (practicing baton exchange), just wait for us to clock better timings in coming days,' said Animesh. There was anticipation of a new record after the four clocked 38.93s in the morning heats. They will be part of India's 4x100m relay team at the Asian Championships in South Korea in May. Federation Cup winner Pranav Gurav is also part of the relay squad. In the 4x400m relay, the two teams fielded from among the national campers (National Coaching Camps) finished 1-2. AFI has named a new and inexperienced squad for the Asian Championships as they look to revamp the team. Jay Kumar, Manu TS, Vishal TK and Dharamveer Chaudhary won with a timing of 3:04.31. T Santosh, Mohit Kumar, Rince Joseph and Tushar Manna were second in 3:04.92s. In women's 4x400m relay, Sneha K, Rupal Chaudhary, Jisna Mathew and Subha Venkatesan won clocking 3:32.64s. All four national campers are in the Asian Championships squad. Tamil Nadu's Dhesikha V, N Mariea, Akshya Baskar and Vithya Ramraj were second (3:40.85s). In the 4x100m women's relay, the National Centre of Excellence team featuring Srabani Nanda, Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha S and Nithya Gandhe won clocking 44.12s. Nithya Ramraj, Giridharani Ravikumar, Angel Silvia and M, Kiruthika were second (46.07s).
