New Delhi: India’s long distance runner Gulveer Singh on Friday bettered the national record in the men’s 5000m discipline at the Boston University Terrier DMR Challenge 2025 in Massachusetts.
While racing at the Boston University Track and Tennis Centre, the Uttar Pradesh athlete clocked 12 minutes and 59.77 seconds to finish fourth in the event behind America’s Cole Hocker (12:57.82s), America’s Cooper Teare (12:57.97s) and Australia’s Jack Rayneer (12:59.43).
Gulveer qualifies for World Athletics Championships
The timing made Gulveer the first Indian track and field athlete to break the 13-minute mark in the 5000m discipline. Apart from setting the new national record, the Indian athlete also marked the new record in the Asian 5000m short track record.
This also helped him secure the qualifying standard for the World Athletics Championship, which required him to surpass the mark of 13:01.00s.
Watch the video of the race below here:
🚨 HISTORIC NATIONAL RECORD! 🇮🇳🔥
Gulveer Singh becomes the first Indian to break the 13-minute barrier in the 5000m, setting a new Indoor National Record of 12:59.77 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston! 💨
🏁 Race Highlights:
🥇 Olympic 1500m champ Cole… pic.twitter.com/f4DzkjXObs— nnis Sports (@nnis_sports) February 22, 2025
The feat comes just a week after the Asian Games bronze medallist shattered a 16-year-old record in the men’s 3000m indoor race at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational event in Boston. The Army man ran the aforementioned distance in 7:38.26s to break the record of his coach Surendar Singh (7:49.47), which was set in 2008.
Gulveer will also aim to secure his spot in the 10,000m at the world championship with the automatic qualification required is 27:00.00. In November 2023, the athlete bettered his national record in the 10000m event with a timing of 27: 14.88 seconds at the Hachioji Long Distance meet in Japan.
The Sirsa-born athlete claimed bronze medal in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (event was held in 2023) with a timing of 28:17.21s.
Gulveer Singh, an Indian long-distance runner, created history by breaking the national record in the men’s 5000m race at the Boston University Terrier DMR Challenge. His time of 12:59.77 not only secured him fourth place but also made him the first Indian to break the 13-minute mark in the concerned discipline. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
