Asian Games Sprinters Advance
India and South Korea Sprinters Advance to Men 100m Semifinals
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India’s Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh, along with South Korea’s Joel Jin and Daniel Biwesa, advanced to the men’s 100-meter semifinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Kujur ran 10.36 seconds for third in his heat, while Gurindervir placed second in 10.38; Jin won his heat and Biwesa finished second in theirs, both clocking 10.23. Thailand’s Puripol Boonson posted the fastest qualifying time, 9.95 seconds, narrowly missing the Asian Games record. Jin said he hopes to break South Korea’s national record and win a medal, with the semifinals scheduled for the following day.
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The qualifying format sent the top three runners in each heat directly to the semifinals, with six additional places awarded to the next-fastest athletes.
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Kujur came through under pressure, finding speed over the final 25 metres to move into the qualifying positions. He recorded a reaction time of 0.140 seconds; Gurindervir’s was 0.142 seconds.
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Joel Jin’s 10.23-second qualifying time was slower than his personal best of 10.13. South Korea’s national record is 10.07, set by Kim Kuk-young in 2017.
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Jin said he had been using visualization training since arriving at the Games and felt it had helped him build confidence and follow his plan.
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