Indian athlete Gulveer Singh, who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games, successfully broke a national record in the men’s 10,000-meter run for the last 16 years and placed second in his heat.
The 25-year-old athlete had a record of 27.41.81, which is faster by 20 seconds than the national record of 28.02.89 made by Surendra Singh in 2008. Despite his achievement, Gulveer did not qualify for the 2024 Olympics as he missed the game qualification time of 27:00.00 by only over 41 seconds.
First Indian to finish in under 28 minutes
The unfortunate Olympic news did not diminish the fact that Singh is the very first Indian to finish the 10,000-meter race in under 28 minutes. He finished behind Drew Hunter from America who clocked 27.38.87. His performance was also ranked 37th best in Asian time, and there was no other Indian that made the 100 list until his win.
Moreover, India’s Kartik Kumar who finished ahead of Gulveer at the Asian Games, also finished under the previous national record with his new best time of 28:01:90 and finished ninth.
In the women’s 10,000-meter race, Parul Chaudhary finished 20th in the race with a record of 32:02.08. She became the third fastest Indian woman in the division. Unfortunately, she also missed the Paris Olympics standard time of 30:40.00 to qualify.
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Source: Business Standard, Olympics.com
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