Top five all-time fastest Indian athletes in men's 100m

In July 2025, Animesh Kujur became the first Indian male athlete to cross the 10.20s barrier.

On July 5, 2025, Animesh Kujur became the first-ever Indian athlete to run sub-10.20s in men’s 100m. Standing at 6’2″, Animesh scripted history at the Dromia International Sprint & Relays meeting in Greece, clocking a timing of 10.18s to set the new standard in Indian men’s 100m scene.

An Indian national record, the timing is still skies away from the World Record of 9.58s set by the legendary Usain Bolt and perhaps not even enough for a spot in major competitions but has opened new avenues in Indian athletics.

In this article, take a look at the five fastest Indian sprinters of all-time in Indian athletics history.

Note: As per World Athletics, Anil Kumar clocked 10.21s—which would place him third in this all-time male list—on July 5, 2000, at a national meet. However, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) did not ratify the record due to reported lack of dope test and a wind reading of +2m/s.

Five fastest Indian timings in men’s 100m

4. Amiya Kumar Mallick (10.26s)

Long before the men’s 100m became a thing in India, Amiya Mallick held the national record in the event since 2016. He set the record at the National Federation Cup on April 28, 2016, clocking 10.26s to shatter a decade-long streak and make the record his own.

Prior to Amiya Mallick, Anil Kumar was the record-holder and held it since 1999, even bettering it twice

Amlan Borgohain (10.25s)

A year before Manikanta surpassed his feat, Amlan Borgohain smashed the NR in men’s 100m with a timing of 10.25s at the All India Inter-Railway Athletics Championships in Raebareli on August 29. Then just 24, Amlan snatched the record from Amiya Kumar Mallick, who held it since 2016.

His previous best—prior to his NR timing—was 10.34s record at the National Open Championships 2021. Like the others that follow him in this elite list, Amlan also held the 200m record before it was surpassed.

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Manikanta Hoblidhar (10.22s)

A former national record holder in men’s 100m, Manikanta’s fastest lifetime dash in the event only earned him a second-place finish. It came in the same competition where Gurindervir smashed the National Record—incidentally the one set by Manikanta in 2023—which has since been bettered by Animesh.

Manikanta, who in 2023 set the then fastest Indian time after clocking 10.23s, managed a silver-place finish with a timing of 10.22s, shaving 0.01s off his previous best, at the Indian Grand Prix 1. He had set the NR at the National Open Athletics Championships in 2023.

Gurindervir Singh (10.20s)

Gurindervir Singh clocked 10.2 seconds at the Indian Grand Prix 1 athletics competition on March 28, 2025, to set the then national record in the event. His previous best timing of 10.27s came in 2021 when he was just 21 years of age.

Now back in his prime after battling sickness—a digestive issue that kept him out of action for nearly two years—Gurindervir is one of India’s fastest sprinters and also competes in 200m and 4×100 men’s relay events.

Animesh Kujur (10.18s)

Animesh Kujur made the National Record his own with a remarkable timing of 10.18s at the Greece meet on July 5, 2025. The 22-year-old achieved the milestone in heats 2 of the of the competition to finish third overall, improving his previous best of 10.27s by 0.09 seconds.

Apart from the men’s 100m NR, Kujur also holds the National Record in men’s 200m, with a timing of 20.32s which he set at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025.

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