Commonwealth Games: Tejas Shirse becomes first Indian to reach men’s 110m hurdles final

National record holder Tejas Shirse became the first Indian to qualify for the men's 110m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games after finishing third in his heat. He advanced as the sixth-fastest overall and will compete for a medal later on Monday

Glasgow: National record holder Tejas Shirse became the first Indian to qualify for the men’s 110m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games, finishing sixth overall in the heats with a timing of 13.76 seconds here on Monday.

The 24-year-old Shirse finished third in Heat 1, which was topped by overall leader Samuel Bennett of England with a timing of 13.20sec.

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First three in each heat and the next two fastest advance to the final of the competition that will held later in the day.

Shirse’s season’s best came last month during the Indian Athletics Series 9 in Ludhiana where he clocked 13.27sec, which is also the current national record.