They say you must get your basics right. India’s fastest man, Gurindervir Singh, has been banking on his strong basics in the track & field ever since his father Kamaljeet Singh brought him spikes when he was in the 7th grade.
His father was a former volleyball player. “I got my first spikes when I was in 7th standard. My father (Kamaljeet Singh) is a former volleyball player and he trained me with all the knowledge he had. That is the reason my basics are solid,” he told the Indian Express.
However, it has not been a cake walk for him, as adapting to training regime set by James Hillier at Reliance Foundation has been extremely difficult.
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“There was a weight overload after I joined here. My muscles would feel sore and I was unable to finish my training. It took me some time to adjust to the new routine and the results have started coming now,” said Gurindervir, adding that his target is to end India’s sprint medal drought at the Asian level.
“My complete focus at the moment is on the Asian Track and Field Championships. We haven’t won a medal in a long time and I would like to break that deadlock. With my qualification done, I am looking at the medal,” said Gurindervir.
Singh broke the men’s 100m National Record after clocking a time of 10.20s at the Indian Grand Prix 1 in Bengaluru on Friday. He bettered the previous record of of 10.23s set by his compatriot Manikanta Hoblidhar at the 2023 National Open Athletics Championships.
“I have been waiting for this record for a very long time. I knew that I was capable of getting the national record. When I did 10.27s in 2021, it was just a difference of 20 milliseconds. I am happy to finally break the record,” Gurindervir said.
Training with India’s fastest sprinters, Manikanta and Amlan Borgohain, has only made him better.
“The best part of training with Amlan and Mani is that they push me to do better in training. Amlan does more weight training than me and Mani has better endurance, so looking at both, I have to give my best. Such things were not possible for me when I was training alone,” Gurindervir said.
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