Briefcase 1 Mohammad Anas is the 100th Indian to qualify for Rio Games2 Anas clocked 45.40 seconds to break the national record3 Won a silver in the Federation Cup National Athletics ChampionshipsIndian quartermiler Mohammad Anas has qualified for the upcoming Rio Olympics by shattering the men's 400-metre national record on the second day of Polish Athletics Championship in Bydgoszcz. Anas had won a silver in the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in April with a timing of 45.74secs. Earlier on Saturday, sprinter Dutee Chand made the cut for the women's 100-metre race at the Rio Olympics. Rajiv Arokia, who was the previous national record holder with 45.47 seconds, finished second with a timing of 45.60secs. Anas shattered his own national record of 45.44 seconds, which he set on Friday on the first day of the same competition in the Polish city.

Source: India Today June 26, 2016 06:45 UTC