I want to apologise for Gurindervir: Coach says sorry after CWG horror show

Star Indian sprinter Gurindervir Singh was disappointed in the Commonwealth Games 2026. India's fastest man ran his 100m heat in 10.39 seconds, far below his best timing, finishing 28th out of 76 athletes. The result meant that Gurindervir was knocked out of the competition in the very first round itself, failing to make it to the semi-finals of the event.The sprinter's first coach, Happy Singh, apologised to the country and sprinting fans for his performance and called Gurindervir's showing far below expectations."The country hopes that when an athlete runs for the country, they will do well. I apologise to the nation as Gurindervir's first coach. He could not deliver close to what the people had hoped from him," Happy Singh said on NNIS after the event."Either a person wins or learns, but that process of learning becomes too drawn out if the competition comes once in four years. If a person goes to these events only to learn, they take on a lot of pressure on them. But what is done is done, we cannot do anything about it. All we can do now is to support him," he added. CWG 2026 Live: July 27 Highlights"I just want ask forgiveness as Gurindervir's first coach as we were not able to give what was expected from us."Happy Singh, the first coach of India's fastest man, Gurindervir Singh, reacting after the men's 100m at the Commonwealth Games 2026.Gurindervir clocked 10.39s pic.twitter.com/8ZfyVkQYot— nnis Sports (@nnis_sports) July 27, 2026'GURINDERVIR HAD HAMSTRING INJURY'Gurindervir's current coach at Reliance, James Hillier, came up with an explanation at the event, stating that Gurindervir was suffering from a hamstring injury, one that the camp had been keeping under the radar. "Everyone will look at the timings and go, why couldn't he do his best? He's had a hamstring injury for the last month, we've been keeping it quiet. Where he is at now, he can do the first 60m very well," James Hillier was quoted by NNIS.The sprint timings once again put the focus on India's big-event pedigree, given the fact that Gurindervir clocked far below his personal best. The sprinter finished second in his heat and gave a thumbs-up to the crowd. He perhaps felt that his timing was enough to secure a position in the semi-finals.However, that was not the case. The top seven athletes had received byes for the semi-finals, while the 17 fastest men were picked from the heats. Gurindervir eventually finished 28th overall among the athletes competing in the heats, with Barbados' Kuron Griffith taking the final qualifying spot in 10.24 seconds.- EndsPublished By: Kingshuk KusariPublished On: Jul 28, 2026 12:21 IST