Mumbai, March 30: India's long-distance runner Gulveer Singh has eclipsed his national record in the 10,000m race in The Ten competition, an event on the World Athletics Continental Tour, by clocking 27:00.22 seconds in the United States. The previous record held by the Hangzhou Asian Games bronze-medallist runner was 27:14.88 set in Hachioji, Japan in November last year. Gulveer Singh Sets Asia Record as He Qualifies for World Athletics Championships 2025 Clocking Less Than 13-Minute Mark at Terrier DMR Challenge in Boston.

The 26-year-old, winner of the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, had re-set the national record twice last year. He timed 27:41.81 seconds at San Juan Capistrano in California in March before improving on it in Japan.

"Gulveer Singh clocks 27:00.22 to improve his national 10,000m record. He finished 6th at The Ten competition in USA on Saturday," said the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) in a social media post.

Gulveer, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, is also the national record holder in 5,000m with a time of 13:11.82 seconds set last year.

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