Indian sprinter Gulveer Singh broke the 16-year-old nationwide report within the males’s 10,000m on the Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California on Sunday. India’s earlier nationwide report on this occasion was 28.02.89 which was created by Surendra Singh in 2008.

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With a timing of 27.41.81, Gulveer Singh completed second behind American Drew Hunter within the athletics meet. Drew took first place with a time of 27.38.87. Germany’s Aaron Bienenfeld completed third with a timing of 27.42.83. Nonetheless, regardless of this huge effort, Gulveer Singh could not cross the entry commonplace of 27:00.00 set for the Paris Olympics 2024.

The trouble of Gulveer Singh can be the thirty seventh finest Asian time. Regardless of this, no different Indian is included within the high 100 record. Gulveer had gained the bronze medal in the identical occasion within the Asian Video games final 12 months, with compatriot Kartik Kumar successful the silver. Gulveer had clocked 28:17.21 in comparison with Kartik’s 28:15.38 to safe a third-place end on the continental showpiece.

In February, regardless of making the highest of the rostrum end, clocking 8 minutes 07.48 seconds within the remaining, Gulveer Singh misplaced the gold medal as he was disqualified. Although the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had made a late-night enchantment to overturn the choice, sadly, it was rejected.

In the meantime, Kartik Kumar additionally completed ninth with a brand new private better of 28:01.90. Avinash Sable didn’t end (DNF) his warmth, pulling out of the race within the fifteenth lap on the 6,000m mark.

Alternatively, Parul Chaudhary completed twentieth within the ladies’s 10000 meters race with a timing of 32:02.08 and have become the third quickest Indian girl within the class. Regardless of setting a brand new private finest she failed to satisfy the Paris Olympic qualifying commonplace of 30:40.00.

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In a separate ladies’s 10000-meter race, Seema clocked a private finest time of 32:07.67 to complete third. Sanjivani Jadhav completed fourth with a timing of 32:21.76, whereas Ankita completed eighth, crossing the end line in 32:48.71. Each Ankita and Sanjivani carried out private finest on this occasion.