Animesh Kujur won the 200m with ease.
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National record-holder Animesh Kujur won the 200m comfortably while P. David Solomon took the men’s long jump title in the UAE Athletics Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level event, in Dubai on Friday.
Animesh’s time, 20.45s, is the fastest by an Indian in an international meet while long jumper David, the recent Federation Nationals champion, had a best of 7.78m.
India also won the men’s 4x100m relay clocking 38.76s, but there was a bit of a disappointment in the 100m with National record-holder Gurindervir Singh (10.41s) and Manikanta Hoblidhar (10.52) finishing eighth and 12th. Gurvinder holds the national record with 10.20s while Manikanta is the third fastest in India’s all-time list with 10.22.
Asian silver medallist Shaili Singh (6.43m) took the women’s long jump silver while Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan (6.33) won the bronze.
Select results (events which feature Indians): Men:100m (placings after finals 1 & 2): 1. Ali Al Balooshi (Oma) 10.19s, 8. Gurindervir Singh (Ind) 10.41, 10. T.A. Tamilarasu (Ind) 10.44, 12. Manikanta Hoblidhar (Ind) 10.52; 200m: 1. Animesh Kujur (Ind) 20.45s, 5. Amlan Borgohain (Ind) 21.08; 400m (finals 1 & 2 combined): 1. Suleiman Abdirahman (UAE) 45.66s, 2. Mohamed Sinan (Ind) 46.67, 14. Juswin George Varghese (Ind) 52.20; long jump: 1. David Solomon (Ind) 7.78m; 4x100m relay: 1. India (38.76s), 3. India (39.30).
Women: 400m (placings after finals 1 & 2): 1. Aminat Kamarudeen (UAE) 53.44s, 12. Rachel Elizabeth Sunil (Ind) 1:08.48, 3. Shriya Sarin (Ind) 1:08.66; long jump: 1. Esraa Owis (Egy) 6.67m, 2. Shaili Singh (Ind) 6.44, 3. Ancy Sojan (Ind) 6.33, 4. Moumita Mondal (Ind) 6.32, 7. Deepanshi Singh & Kusuma Ravada (both Ind) 6.03. triple jump: 1. Andreea Talos (Rou) 13.33m, 3. Poorva Sawant (Ind) 13.09, 5. Niharika Vashisht (Ind) 13.05; hammer: 1. Bianca Ghelber (Rou) 72.18m, 6 Harshita Sehrawat (Ind) 61.39.
Published – May 10, 2025 08:17 pm IST