Indian athlete Gulveer Singh scripted historical past on Monday at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California as he shattered a 16-12 months-previous National Record in the Men’s 10000m race.
He clocked 27.41.81 to complete second in the occasion and create historical past. Gulveer broke the National Record set by his coach over a decade in the past.
New National Record Alert, straight from #WACT Silver Meet☑️#Athletics‘s Gulveer Singh shines with a 2⃣nd place finish & a new National Record in Men’s 10000m.
Gulveer broke the National Record set by his coach over a decade in the past with a brand new NR time of 27:41.81… pic.twitter.com/UCHjmlteNG
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) March 17, 2024
Gulveer required greater than a 12 months for to fulfil his promise to interrupt his coach Surendra Singh‘s 10,000m record of 28:02.89 set in 2008, but finally accomplished the feat in California.
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Compatriot Seema completed third in the Women’s 10000m occasion with a private greatest time of 32:07.67 and in addition completed third at the occasion.
The 25-12 months-previous athlete managed to win the bronze medal in the 10000-metre race in the 2022 Asian Games.
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Singh, who hails from Sirsa village of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh additionally gained the bronze medal in 10,000 meters in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok and 10,000m gold in India’s nationwide Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.
