Tejas Shirse broke his own national record in the men’s 110m hurdles, clocking a time of 13.27 seconds during the Indian Athletics Series 9 here on Saturday, which also helped him seal a spot at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23 to August 2). The 24-year-old Shirse, representing Reliance Foundation, bettered his previous national record of 13.41secs by 0.14 seconds.

Talking about the performance Tejas Shirse said, “After missing the CWG qualification line closely in Ranchi and Taiwan despite finishing on the podium, I changed my mindset today. I told myself it’s a Free Hit. You don’t look for the ‘perfect’ shot; you just hit it out of the park or you get out. I took off without the pressure, treated it like training, and let the legs do the talking.”