Amlan Borgohain becomes India's fastest runner

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Category : Sports Published on: August 31 2022

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Sprinter Amlan Borgohain has become India's fastest man by running 100 metres in 10.25 seconds at the All India Inter Railways Athletics Championships in Raebareli.
The 24-year-old surpassed the timing of Amiya Mallick, who had set the 100-metre race national record in 2016 by clocking 10.26 seconds.
Borgohain's previous best was 10.34 seconds clocked last year.
Earlier this year at the Federation Cup, he had clocked 20.52s to set a new national record in the men’s 200 metres.

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Amlan Borgohain becomes India's fastest runner