Animesh Kujur fourth in Monaco Diamond League Under-23 200m occasion

India’s newest dash sensation Animesh Kujur continued his rising stature on the worldwide circuit, ending a creditable fourth within the Under-23 200m occasion on the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 20.55 seconds.

Running in opposition to a high discipline, the 22-year-old from Chhattisgarh held his personal as Australian teen prodigy Gout Gout blazed to the highest spot with 20.10s.

Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinathshipi (20.28s) and South Africa’s Naeem Jack (20.42s) accomplished the highest three finishes.

Kujur, who holds the Indian nationwide file within the 200m at 20.32s, has emerged as one of many nation’s brightest dash hopes in current months.

Just final weekend, he smashed the nationwide 100m file with a ten.18s sprint on the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meet in Greece, eclipsing the earlier mark held by his relay teammate Gurindervir Singh.

Earlier this season, he additionally clocked 20.27s in Geneva — the quickest 200m ever run by an Indian.

Born in a tribal village in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, Kujur’s fast rise has injected recent hope into Indian males’s sprinting.

He now eyes the powerful 20.16s qualifying mark for the World Championships in Tokyo this September whereas he has vowed to interrupt the 10-second barrier within the 100m occasion.