Sprinters world over are known to be extremely confident, not only while doing their job on the track, but also while speaking about it everywhere, almost bordering on cockiness. And for the first time, India’s track and field has seen someone on similar lines, not just emerge, but also break the ceiling, and be aggressively vocal about it.

Sprinter Gurindervir Singh, 25, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian to run the 100m dash under 10.10 seconds, clocking 10.09s at the Federation Cup in Ranchi recently, believes he’s at war whenever he steps onto the track and his sole mission is to ‘kill’ the competition. “In life, generally, I’m very cool, but when I’m on the track I’m a different person, highly aggressive and that aggression shows when I race. I make those [strong] comments after winning a race because of this other personality I have,” Gurindervir told mid-day during a media interaction on Wednesday.