Gulveer Singh Breaks National Record, Wins Silver in 5000m at Portland Track Festival

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In athletics, India's Gulveer Singh won the silver medal in the men's 5000m race at the Portland Track Festival High-Performance Meet in Portland, USA on June 10.

An Overview of the News

• Gulveer Singh is an Asian Games bronze medallist.

• He became the fastest Indian in the men’s 5000-metre race.

• Gulveer set a new national record with a timing of 13 minutes 18.92 seconds.

• This timing surpassed the previous record of 13 minutes 19.30 seconds, set by Avinash Sable last year.

Winners:

• Gold medal: Dylan Jacobs (USA)

• Silver medal: Gulveer Singh (India)

• Bronze medal: Eric Van Der Els (USA)

Records:

• Gulveer Singh now holds the national records in both the 10,000-metre and 5,000-metre races

Important Points

• Parvej Khan clinched the championship title in the men's 1500m event with a time of 3:42.73 at the prestigious SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2024 held in Louisiana.

• Sable recorded a time of 8:21.85 on June 9th, securing second place in his debut 3000m steeplechase race of the 2024 athletics season.

• Sanjivani Jadhav of India emerged victorious in the women's 10,000m event.

• Parul Chaudhary claimed third place in the women's 3000m steeplechase race.