Odisha sprinter Animesh Kujur emerged as the fastest man of the ongoing 38th National Games, winning gold medal in mens 100m sprint at the Maharana Pratap Sports College Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand today. He clinched the gold with a time of 10.28 seconds.
The gold by 21-year-old Animesh was first medal for Odisha in athletics. He also equaled the Games record of 10.28 seconds set by Amlan Borgohain of Assam. Pranav Gurav (Maharashtra) won the silver medal while Borgohain settled for bronze. But Odisha woman Olympian Srabani Nanda failed to live upto her reputation as she finished sixth in 100m dash with a time of 12.27 seconds.