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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.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Amlan eyes relay gold at Asian Athletics
There were high hopes from Amlan Borgohain after the Assam sprinter broke the 200m national record in 2022 and followed it up by running 100m in 10.25 seconds. But he failed to keep up the good show in 2023 that also included sixth-place finish in the 200m final at Asian Games. It was a tough pill to swallow but what happened a month later was something that would bruise him for life. Amlan's mother — his biggest supporter and inspiration — who was undergoing dialysis for some months, passed away. Then two months later in January 2024, he suffered an injury during a practice session that made things even worse. But 2025 holds a lot of promise for the Assam sprinter not only because he has done well personally but he was also part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the national record during Indian Open Relay Competition in April with a time of 38.69 seconds. The quartet of Borgohain, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur and Manikanta Hoblidhar will now be hoping to repeat their feat during Asian Athletics Championships from May 27-31 in Gumi, Republic of Korea. "We want to win gold there but it will be very tough because in order to do that we will have to pass around the baton perfectly," said the sprinter during an exclusive interaction with TOI. It's actually not an unrealistic aim considering the South Korean men's team won the bronze in 4x100m relay during the Asian Games in 2023 with a timing of 38.74 seconds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like IIT Delhi AI Programme IITD TAILP Apply Now Undo But as athletics director with Reliance Foundation James Hillier also said, the team will have to perfect the art of passing the baton in order to finish on the podium and they have been practicing that under his watchful eyes during the training camp in Mumbai over the past few weeks. While Hillier has been more than pleased with their performance, what he is happiest about is how Borgohain has made a comeback from his injury. "The injury happened because he was running too fast too soon. He got himself into brilliant shape and just did one rep too many, and the body just wasn't quite ready for that level of intensity. So he hurt his hamstring," he said. "It was a bit unfortunate but he's over it now and he's healthy now. And he's definitely back in the zone." Besides the injury, Hillier is well aware that the loss of his mother was also tough on Borgohain but as he said, he is finally able to get things 'straight'. "It takes time. You don't have to rush the process. But I might have rushed it a bit since last year was the Olympic year and I was in the rankings," said Borgohain before adding, "So it took me a long time and I'm still processing it. But I think I almost got my things straight. My training and everything is going great. Now I have to figure out my competition part." While time has played a big role, what have also helped are his teammates. As the sprinter said he and Hoblidhar are almost like brothers. And they trust each other and have their backs. And hopefully it's just what they will need come next week to finish on the podium.
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First Post
30-04-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Indian Open Relay Competition: Gurindervir, Animesh, Manikanta and Amlan smash 15-year national record in men's 4x100m
The quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain blazed the field to erase the previous mark of 38.89 seconds which was set during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. read more Manikanta Hoblidar, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur and Amlan Borgohain react after smashing the men's 4x100m national record at the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh. Image credit: Athletics Federation of India The quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain on Wednesday broke the 15-year national record in men's 4x100m relay, clocking 38.69 seconds during the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh. They blazed the field to erase the previous mark of 38.89 seconds which was set during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. On that occasion, the team consisted of Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Mon and A. Qureshi had set a new national record. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 🏃💥 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! Gurindervir, Animesh, Manikanta & Amlan set a new 4x100m relay Indian record at 38.69s during the National Open Relay Carnival in Chandigarh. They broke the 13-year-old 38.89s record from Delhi 2010. 📹: RFYS — Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) April 30, 2025 At Chandigarh's Sector 7 Sports Complex here, Tamil Nadu (39.83 seconds) and Army (41.40 seconds) came second and third respectively. Men's Relay 4x100m relay: Reliance: 38.69 seconds (New National Record) (Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, Amlan Borgohain); Tamil Nadu: 39.83 seconds (Tamil Arasu S, Manav R, Ragul Kumar G, Sam Vasanth S); Army: 41.40 seconds (Ankur, Akshu Sindhu, Vetrivelan A, V Gurjar) 4x400m relay: NCC (National Coaching Camp): 3:04.31 (Jay Kumar, Vishal TK, Manu TS, D Choudhary), NCC 2 (Santhosh T, Rince, Mohit Kumar, Tushar Manna) 3:04.92; Tamil Nadu: 3:10.67 Mitresh G, Akash Raj, Rahul Balaji S, Suraj A). U20 4x100m relay: Reliance: 40.60 seconds (Mahendra Santa, Astik Pradhan, Abhay Singh, Pratik Maharana); Tamil Nadu 41.63 seconds (Santhosh P. Yagavaraj A, Varun Manohar, Tharun SM); Rajasthan 42.22 seconds (D Singh Shekhawat, R Kumar Bajiya, Sourabh Tak, Gourav Yadav). U20 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu: 3:12.12 (Vignesh V, Jerome Sanjay, Nakul Prahbu, Sharan M); NCOE Patiala 3:12.38 (Amit Kumar, Munna Kumar, Surya Kant, Gajendra Singh); Punjab 3:13.40 (Tarandeep Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Harjot Singh, Harmandeep Singh). STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Women's Relay 4x100m relay: NCOE Trivandrum: 44.12 seconds, (Srabani Nanda, Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS, Nithya Gandhe); Tamil Nadu: 46.07 seconds (Nithya Ramraj, G Ravi Kumar, Angel Silvia M, Kiruthika A); Haryana: 49.68 seconds (Anshu, Priyanka, Shalenshi, Shubham). 4x400m relay: NCC: 3:32.64 (Sneha K, Rupal Chaudhary, Jisna Mathew, Subha Venkatesan); Tamil Nadu: 3:40.85 (Dhesikha V, N Mariea, Akshya Baskar, Vithya Ramraj); Uttar Pradesh: 3:56.70 (Kajal, Sushma Yadav, Manu Singh, Roopa). U20 4x100m relay: Haryana: 51.83 seconds (Neha, Lakshita Maan, Saniya, Aayushi), Rajasthan 53.89 seconds (Kritika Rathore, Sonu Rawat, Poonam, Ankar Choudhary), Tamil Nadu 55.15 seconds (Suba Dharsini S, Varsha SS, Valliyamma M, B Baskar). U20: 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:47.25 (S Chandra Kumar, Punitha Durairajan, Harshitha R, Mari M), IOCl: 3:47.93 (Nofisa Khatun, Mahi Nandal, Gunashya V, Roshani Yadav); Delhi: 3:52.04 (Riya Bisht, Harshika, Harshita Goswami, Astha Mallick). Mixed relay 4x100m: Tamil Nadu: 43.44 seconds (Angel Silvia M, Vysali Ganesan, Tamil Arasu S, Gitson I); Odisha 43.61 seconds (Bonita Lakra, Manisha Merel, Abhinash Sahu, D Jayaram); Punjab: 44.36 seconds (Harleen Kaur, Sarabjeet Kaur, Harmanpreet Singh, Kulvir Ram). STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 4x400m: NCC: 3:19.24 (Jay Kumar, Sneha K, Vishal TK, Rupal); Tamil Nadu: 3:24.46 (Rahul Balaji S, Dhesikha V, Suraj A, Vithya Ramraj); Reliance: 3:36.85 (Saswat Kumar, Ramandeep Kaur, Bhima Sardar, Sukhi Baskey). U20 4x100m: Punjab: 45.29 seconds (Jaslin Saini, Lovejot Kaur, Varun Sharma, J Dhillon); Chandigarh: 48.28 seconds (Punya Handa, Anshika Sharma, Puneet, Gurbachan Singh); Rajasthan 49.65 seconds (Harsika, Neetu Choudhary, Nitesh Ghaswa, Dharmaraj). U20 4x400m: Punjab: 3:32.21 (Tarandeep Singh, Saroj Rani, Harmandeep Singh, Supreet Kaur); Tamil Nadu 3:34.33 (Pragadeesh SK, S Senthil Kumar, Uwin Ananthan, S Chandrakumar).
Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Competitors as individuals, fastest as a team: Gurindervir, Animesh, Manikanta, Amlan set 4x100m national record in first attempt
Just moment after the quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain broke the 15-year-old men's 4X100m relay national record at the Sector 7 Sports Complex, the four sprinters formed a huddle for their own private celebration. The timing of 38.69 seconds, recorded at the second Indian Open Relay Competition on Wednesday, bettered the previous mark by 0.2 seconds, all the more impressive as it was the first time the quartet competed as a team. All the four runners, who also compete in individual events, are part of the Reliance Foundation – Singh, Hoblidhar and Borgohain training together in Mumbai while Kujur does so in Odisha. 'We are not jealous and I don't feel bad when one of them runs better than me. We sprinters are like a family and push each other. Hence, we give each other a run of their money in the 100m races and want to do the same as a team in the relay format,' says Borgohain. The men's 4X100m relay team of Gurindervir Singh (Second from left), Manikanta Hoblidhar, Amlan Borgohain and Animesh Kujur, with coaches James Hillier, Athletics Director, Reliance Foundation (First from left), and Martin Owens, head coach, Reliance Foundation at the second Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (express Photo | Jasbir Malhi) In 2022, Borgohain had set the 200m national record by clocking 20.52 seconds and last week, Kujur bettered his mark (20.40) at the Federation Cup in Kochi. The narrative is similar between Hoblidhar and Singh. In 2023, the former broke Amiya Malik's seven year-old 100m national record by finishing in 10.23 seconds. Singh went lower (10.20) at the Indian Grand Prix in March. 'Each one of us knows our strengths and weaknesses and even when we compete individually, we try to help each other improve. I am a good starter and with Aminesh being more of a 200m runner, he keeps asking me how to improve in that regard. So we discussed how to touch the starting block with the front leg, so that his start gets better,' Singh says. 'Similarly, Manikanta is very good on the curve on the track and Amlan is very good in terms of his push at the end. So these things, I discuss with them and it helps me in individual races. And now these have helped us as a team to break the national record.' Earlier on Wednesday, the quartet missed the national record in the heats by four-hundredth of a second. Singh ran the first leg followed by Kujur, Hoblidhar and Borgohain, it all came together in the final as they broke the record set by Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Mon and A Qureshi at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. It was the longest-standing national record in track competitions. The timing clocked by the quartet on Wednesday would have seen India win the bronze at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. 'It was the idea of our coaches James Hillier and Martin Owen to make us practise in this formation. We knew we had to stick to our strengths. Without that, we could not have achieved this national mark,' says Kujur. 'That's the combination we will run in and each one of us knows that he has to better himself in his own leg so that we are better as a team as well as individually,' says Hoblidhar, as he is approached by a spectator for a selfie. Time to improve further The World Relay Championships qualification will held in China next month. The top 16 teams from the Paris Olympics and the top 16 in world rankings till April 13 will make it, and the Indian team is currently on the outside. 'Each of them is a different individual. Gurindervir is a very good starter and strong athlete but an introvert. Animesh is a chaser and keeps asking questions. Manikantha is the speed merchant and Amlan has got the experience,' Hillier, Athletics Director, Reliance Foundation, said. 'And the one advantage they have is that they train together for much of the year and will compete in relays more from now on. This is unlike the US or Great Britain, where the top sprinters only train for 1-2 weeks in a year.' Hillier was cheering for the quartet from the stands along with Martin Owens, head coach, Reliance Foundation. Hillier, 47, who worked with the British junior relay teams from 2010 to 2016. 'We saw top sprinters in Great Britain not gelling together and there were multiple instances of dropping the baton. Such things can happen when athletes don't train together and also train under different coaches. I see these guys moving to 38.4s and 38.2s soon. Similarly the target now is to touch the 10.1 mark individually in the 100m and if one does it, others too would follow,' he said. Hillier believes not competing against world-class quartets was a major reason holding Indian relay teams back over the years. 'The key would be to compete in as many overseas competitions on different tracks like Mondo and they will improve further,' says Hillier. While the world leading time this year is 37.87 seconds, set by the Australian quartet of Joshua Azzopardi, Lachlan Kennedy, Christopher Ius and Calab Law, the British national record of 37.36 seconds sits in the name of Adam Gemili, Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake. At the 2017 World Championships, the British 4X100m relay team of Chijindu Ujah, Adam Gemilli, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake won the gold with a timing of 37.47 seconds. At last year's Paris Olympics, the Great Britain team of Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchcliffe, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Zharnel Hughes had the country's first podium finish in the event since the 1988 Seoul Olympics with a bronze medal.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
4x100m mixed relay to feature at Indian Open Relay Competition
More than 300 elite athletes from across the country will compete in the second edition of the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has also introduced a 4x100 mixed event for both senior and junior (U20) groups. Following the introduction of the 4x100m mixed relay event in major competitions from this year by World Athletics, the International Olympic Committee has also added mixed 4x100m relay at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics programme. As per entries, there will be as many as nine teams contesting for podium in the senior 4x100m mixed relay event in Chandigarh. ALSO READ | Navy Half Marathon winner Rameshwar Munjal fails dope test, gets 5-year ban from AIU Some of those who have been selected for the May 27-31 Asian Championships in South Korea as well as for the World Relays (May 10-11) are also taking part in the event. Odisha, Punjab and Tamil Nadu are among strong contenders in the senior 4x100m mixed relay event.. Odisha's star women sprinter Srabani Nanda, and Lalu Prasad Bhoi and Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati in the men's group have confirmed their entries. Tamil Nadu's dependable quarter-miler Vithya Ramraj will also be seen in action. She will compete in women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m relays.. The morning session will feature four finals, while the remaining eight finals are scheduled for the evening session. Related Topics Athletics
