Animesh Kujur ‘Delighted’ to Bump Into Lyles and Tebogo at Lunch, Eyes 200m World Championships Qualification Mark at Monaco Diamond League 2025

Animesh Kujur ‘delighted’ to bump into Lyles and Tebogo at lunch, eyes 200m World Championships qualification mark at Monaco Diamond League 2025

Inspired by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt, Animesh Kujur will make Diamond League history when he takes to the track in Monaco on Friday, becoming the first Indian sprinter to do so.

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Noah Lyles will be in action against Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo in Monaco

Kujur fourth in Monaco Diamond League Under-23 200m event

Monaco, Jul 11 (PTI) India’s latest sprint sensation Animesh Kujur continued his growing stature on the international circuit, finishing a creditable fourth in the Under-23 200m event at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 20.55 seconds. Running against a top field, the 22-year-old from Chhattisgarh held his own as Australian teen prodigy Gout Gout blazed to the top spot with 20.10s. Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinathshipi (20.28s) and Sou…