India's Sprint Revolution: 3 National Records Shattered as Gurindervir, Vishal and Tejaswin Make History

In a single breathtaking evening at the Birsa Munda Stadium , Indian athletics crossed three barriers that had defined the limits of the sport in the country for generations. The 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition became the stage for a historic triple achievement, a 100 metres national record , a sub 45 second 400 metres , and a decathlon score above 8000 points , all on the same day.

Sprinter Gurindervir Singh delivered the moment that set the tone, clocking 10.09 seconds in the men’s 100 metres final to become the first Indian sprinter to break the 10.10 second barrier . The run capped a dramatic two day battle between India’s fastest men. Gurindervir had first broken the national record in the semi finals with 10.17 seconds , only for Animesh Kujur to respond within minutes with 10.15 seconds . In the final, Gurindervir settled the contest decisively.

His 10.09 seconds is now the second fastest time by an Asian sprinter this season, behind only Japanese teenager Fukuto Komuro’s 10.08 . A petty officer in the Indian Navy and son of a farmer from Patiala, Gurindervir trains under coach James Hillier at the Reliance Foundation High Performance Centre , having overcome serious health setbacks including stomach ulcers that once threatened his career.

“This record is to prove I am not finished and still have power in my legs,” he said after the race. His performance also earned him qualification for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow .

Minutes later, Tamil Nadu’s Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi became the first Indian athlete to break 45 seconds in the 400 metres , clocking 44.98 seconds to better his own national record of 45.12 seconds set in Chennai last year. His timing is also the best in Asia this season. However, he narrowly missed the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark of 44.96 seconds by just 0.02 seconds.

“I was confident of breaking 45 seconds today,” he said, adding that he had visualised the race in preparation.

Completing the historic treble, Tejaswin Shankar crossed the 8000 point barrier in the decathlon with a score of 8057 points , surpassing his previous national record of 7826 points . His score currently places him eighth in the world rankings for the year. Tejaswin also holds the men’s high jump national record of 2.29 metres and secured Commonwealth Games qualification with this effort.

Together, these performances signal a profound shift in Indian athletics, driven not by isolated talent but by a deepening pipeline of conditioning and competitive hunger. Ranchi will be remembered as the night India stopped chasing global benchmarks and began setting them.