Indian sprinting may never have seen a day quite like this before

Within the space of a few minutes at the Federation Cup 2026, the men’s 100m national record was broken twice.

First, Gurindervir Singh exploded to 10.17s in the semifinal, taking the national record from Animesh Kujur and briefly becoming India’s fastest man ever.

Then came the response.

In the very next semifinal, Animesh stormed back with an astonishing 10.15s, reclaiming the record almost instantly and pushing Indian sprinting into another dimension.

And the scary part?

This was only the semifinals.

Today, India’s two fastest men line up together again in the final. One more race. One more showdown. And perhaps… another national record waiting to fall.