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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...