CWG 2026: Gurindervir Singh fails to qualify for Men’s 100m semifinals | Commonwealth Games News

Glasgow: India’s Gurindervir Singh competes in the men’s 100m round 1 heat 4 athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

India’s Gurindervir Singh suffered an early exit from the 2026 Commonwealth Games after failing to qualify for the men’s 100m semifinals. The 25-year-old clocked 10.39 seconds in his heat, finishing 28th overall, with only the top 17 athletes advancing to the next round. Arriving in Glasgow with hopes of becoming the first Indian to break the elusive 10-second barrier on the international stage, Gurindervir failed to produce his best performance when it mattered most.

Promising start but lost in the last meters

Competing from lane five in Heat 4, the Punjab sprinter made a good start and stayed with Jamaica’s Rohan Watson in the opening stages. However, he faded in the final 30-35 meters as Watson surged ahead to win the heat in 10.13 seconds. Although Gurindervir finished second in his heat, his time was not enough to secure a semifinal spot. Watson advanced after finishing ninth overall.The national record holder could not return to the best formA total of 17 athletes advanced from the opening round, while seven sprinters received automatic byes to the semifinals. Despite benefiting from a legal 1.5 m/s tailwind, Gurindervir could not convert the favorable conditions into a faster time. His 10.39 seconds effort was well below his personal best and national record of 10.09 seconds, set at the Federation Cup in Ranchi earlier this year, where he became the first Indian to run under 10.10 seconds.

Azamati, Saminu lead the qualifiers

Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu emerged as the fastest qualifiers from the heats, clocking 10.00 seconds and 10.01 seconds, respectively, to lead the field in the semifinals.