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India’s fastest man Kujur sprints into record books
Orissa POST
|August 26, 2025
Sprinting sensation Animesh Kujur is the first Indian male sprinter to qualify for the World Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, 2025
In a year filled with nonstop sporting events, no story has likely captivated the Indian sports enthusiasts quite like ‘Animesh Kujur's meteoric rise in the field of sprint racing.
Dubbed as the “fastest man of India”, the 22-year-old has shown unreal consistency and has become one of the prominent sprinters of the country.
The sprinter from Chhattisgarh has quickly transformed from a promising athlete to a genuine medal contender on the international stage. For a nation hungry for sporting glory, his ascension signals the dawn of a new era in sprint racing. Let’s take a look at how the sprinter has been lighting up the tracks in 2025.
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