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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Animesh Kujur<br />
| image = Animesh Kujur (born 2003) at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.png<br />
| caption = At the [[Athletics at the 2025 Summer World University Games|2025 Summer World University Games]]<br />
| alma mater = [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology]]<br>[[Sainik School, Ambikapur|Sainik School]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|6|2|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Ghuitangar, [[Jashpur district|Jashpur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Animesh Kujur |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NjQ5OQ== |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref><br />
| height = 1.88 m<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[100 m]], [[200 m]]<br />
| pb = ''[[100 m]]'': 10.18 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}''' ([[Vari|2025]])<br>''[[200 m]]'': 20.32 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}''' ([[2025 Asian Athletics Championships|2025]])<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships|2025 Gumi]]|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[FISU World University Games|World University Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2025 Summer World University Games|2025 Rhine-Ruhr]]|[[Athletics at the 2025 Summer World University Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100m]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[BRICS Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2024 BRICS Games|2024 Kazan]]|[[Athletics at the 2024 BRICS Games#Men|200 m]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Animesh Kujur''' (born 2 June 2003) is an Indian [[sprinting|sprinter]] who is the current national record holder in both the 100 metres and 200 metres events. In 2025, he made history by becoming the first-ever Indian male sprinter to qualify for the [[World Athletics Championships]].<ref name="times_nr">{{cite news |title=India's fastest man! Animesh Kujur shatters national record in men's 100m |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2025-07-06}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Animesh Kujur was born in Ghuitangar village in the [[Jashpur district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]. He attended Sainik School and later the [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology]] (KIIT). Coming from a humble background, he initially balanced his training with his duties as an employee of the Chhattisgarh Forest Department. He eventually moved to [[Bhubaneswar]] to train at the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre under coach Martin Owens.<ref name="orisports">{{cite web |title=Animesh Kujur Profile |url=https://www.orisports.com |website=Orisports |access-date=2026-04-11}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Kujur rose to national prominence in 2023–2024, but his breakthrough year was 2025. <br />
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=== National Records and 2025 Season ===<br />
In 2025, Kujur became the first Indian to run the 100m in under 10.2 seconds, clocking a national record of '''10.18 seconds'''. In the same season, at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, he set a new national record in the 200m with a time of '''20.32 seconds''', earning a bronze medal.<ref name="sportstar_200m">{{cite news |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |title=Animesh Kujur: The gold standard of Indian sprinting |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=2025-06-01}}</ref><br />
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In August 2025, he officially confirmed his berth for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first Indian male to achieve this in a short-sprint category.<ref name="mykhel">{{cite news |title=Animesh Kujur makes History, becomes first Indian Male Sprinter to qualify for World Championships |url=https://www.mykhel.com |work=MyKhel |date=2025-08-24}}</ref><br />
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== Personal Bests ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Event !! Time (seconds) !! Venue !! Date<br />
|-<br />
| 100 metres || 10.18 '''[[National record|NR]]''' || Chennai, India || 6 July 2025<br />
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| 200 metres || 20.32 '''[[National record|NR]]''' || Gumi, South Korea || 31 May 2025<br />
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| 4×100 m relay || 38.69 '''[[National record|NR]]''' || Chandigarh, India || 30 April 2025<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards and Recognitions ==<br />
* '''Biju Patnaik Sports Award (2024):''' Named "Sportsperson of the Year" by the Government of Odisha on National Sports Day (August 29, 2025) for his record-breaking feats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sprinter Animesh Kujur receives Biju Patnaik Sports Award |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2025-08-30}}</ref><br />
* **Best Athlete Award:** Conferred at various Inter-State and National Open Athletics Championships.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{World Athletics|14971002}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men sprinters]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jashpur district]]</div>Sovrenn