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Federation Cup 2026 Highlights: Animesh Kujur qualifies for CWG - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Animesh, Gurindervir breach men's 100m national record, personal best for Ancy Sojan in women's long jump.
National Senior Athletics Federation Competition: Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh lit up the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi with a record-breaking performance in the men’s 100m heats on the opening day of the Federation Cup.
Gurindervir first clocked 10.17s to better Animesh’s previous national record of 10.18s. Moments later, Animesh responded with an even faster 10.15s, reclaiming the record and also achieving the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark of 10.16s in the process. The final tomorrow at 7:10 PM promises to be a thrilling contest.
In the women’s long jump, Ancy Sojan had a new personal best effort of 6.75m in her fourth attempt. She narrowly missed the national record of 6.83m and the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 6.84m.
Day 2 action begins with men's 10000m Race Walk at 6AM.
As it happened...
Live Updates
- 22 May 2026 7:23 PM IST
Up Next: Women 400m Heats
Five heats in Women's 400m. The National Record of 50.79s was set by Hima Das in 2018. Meanwhile, the CWG QT is 51.36s.
- 22 May 2026 7:17 PM IST
Men's 100m: What a treat!
One National Record broken twice in a span of 10 minutes!
Gurindervir Singh crosses the finish line in a National Record time of 10.17s. Immediately after, Animesh Kujur batters it to 10.15s.
The National Record stood at 10.18s set by Aminesh Kujur and the Commonwealth Games qualifying time was 10.16s.
