Here is all you need to know about age 21 Tejas Shirse, an Indian athlete along with his bio and career
Tejas Shirse, competing at the Challenger level on the World Athletics Continental Tour, set a new national record in the men’s 110-meter hurdles on Wednesday in Jyvaskyla, Finland.
The 21-year-old Shirse defeated the previous National Record of 13.48 seconds, achieved by Siddhanth Thingalaya in 2017, to win the championship. For Shirse’s record, the usual ratification process is in effect.
Who is athlete Tejas Shirse as he creates new 110m hurdles national record, biography, age and hometown birth place state
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Pride of the Rails, Star of the Tracks!Central Railway's Tejas Shirse set a new National Record in men’s 110m hurdles during a World Athletics Continental Tour (Challenger level) meet in Jyvaskyla, Finland on Wednesday.
Tejas Shirke, CCTC with Mumbai… pic.twitter.com/Pa8MnC2XIz— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) May 23, 2024
However, the cutoff time for the men’s 110-meter hurdles in the Olympics in Paris is 13.27 seconds.
Who is Tejas Shirse?
Tejas Shirse is an Indian athlete who broke the national record as he concluded the 110-meter hurdles competition at the Monet Grand Prix in Finland on Wednesday. He hails from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was born on 4 June, 2002 and is aged 21.
Tejas is coached under James Hillier. He comes from a family of farmers and reportedly, is the only one who is linked with sports in the family.
He knew he had to work to meet the requirements of his training and sporting activities. He went on to start a business of shoes selling on the social media platform with the help of his friends.
As per a report in The Indian Express, Tejas was “good at studies” however, he did not like attending classes. He started skipping the classes so that he could get time for training and that’s how it all started.
Tejas started with cricket but soon shifted his focus to athletics, he recalled with the aforementioned source. He even gave gymnastics a shot before turning to sports, and he came away with a medal at the state championship.
Shirse wasn’t in the best of form when coach Hillier signed him in December 2022. The 21-year-old was fighting a lower pelvic muscle disease as a result of unstable musculature (muscle arrangement) in his hip area resulting in him spending his first 12 weeks in a rehab programme.
After Makwana gave Shirse the all-clear to hit the track, the real challenge started. The rising star arrived with his own philosophy of training and here he is now, in the hope to do better tomorrow.