Asian Games 2026: 'The mistakes I made, I won't make again' - Sprinter Animesh Kujur ready for a bigger challenge

Gurindervir Singh, India's 100m national record holder, was second in 10.32.The meeting was the final domestic stop before the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. “But when you get competition, that is when you enjoy running fast.”The Asian Games will give him plenty of it.Japan's Shuhei Tada and Yuki Koike are listed for the men's 100m. Both are part of Japan's Asian Games sprint team.The wider Asian field has also produced several sub-10.10-level performances this season, with Japan's Rikuto Higuchi at 10.01 and other Japanese sprinters around the 10.03-10.04 mark. And our ultimate aim is the LA Olympics,” Kujur said.The Asian Games therefore arrive after a season in which Kujur has learned more about managing the work around the races.That will be particularly relevant in Aichi-Nagoya. As a normal human being, everyone wants me to improve.”The expectation he carries into his first Asian Games is also different from the one he had at the Asian Championships.He has already won an Asian medal.

Source: Times of India September 15, 2026 00:30 UTC