Gulveer Singh sets 5000m indoor national record

BOSTON: Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh broke the national record and became the first Indian to break the 13-minute barrier in the men’s 5000m indoor race at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge in Boston. The 26-year-old Army runner, who already held the national record in 5000m, clocked 12:59.77, finishing fourth in the event behind Cole Hocker (12:57.82), Cooper Teare (12:57.97), and Jack Rayner (12:59.43). The Indian’s performance not only set a new national record but also established a new Asian 5000m short track record. His performance eclipsed the earlier Asian indoor 5000m record of 13:08.41s set by Thailand’s Kieran Tuntivate in 2022.

Gulveer’s run saw him surpassing the World Athletics Championships qualifying standard of 13:01.00s.

He also bettered his own 5000m outdoor national record of 13:11.82 by more than 12 seconds. Agencies

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