Gulveer Singh improves 5,000m meet document, SSCB takes early lead in males’s group « Athletics Federation of India

Bengaluru

Military’s 26 years previous Asian Video games medalist erased a protracted standing meet document within the males’s 5,000m observe race on the opening day of the 63rd Nationwide Open Athletics Championships being held right here on Friday at Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

On his strategy to successful the gold medal within the males’s 5,000m observe race within the morning session, Singh representing SSCB clocked 13:54.70 seconds to raised the earlier time of 13:54.72 set in 1994 by Bahadur Singh.

The SSCB staff additionally had a giant benefit on the opening day as they collected as many as 4 medals within the morning session within the males’s group.

Servin of SSCB received the primary gold of the day within the males’s 20km race stroll. He clocked 1:25:35.00. Servin’s teammate Arshpreet Singh received bronze (1:26:56.00).

Lovepreet Singh received the fourth medal, a bronze, for SSCB. He clocked 14:00.89 to complete third within the males’s 5,000m observe race.

Highlight was additionally on the ladies’s 400m occasion. Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Mishra superior to the ultimate with a time of 52.71 seconds, quickest within the semis.

Rupal Chaudhary (53.70 seconds) of Uttar Pradesh was one other outstanding title who was on target to the medal spherical.

The home meet is sponsored by NEB Sports activities Leisure Pvt Ltd.

Outcomes

Girls

5,000m: Seema (Himachal Pradesh) 15:47.95 seconds, Sanjivani Jadhav (Maharashtra) 15:55.69 seconds, Lili Das (Railway Sports activities) 16:25.53 seconds.

Discus throw: Seema (Haryana) 54.89m, Nidhi (Railway Sports activities) 52.46m, Sanya Yadav (Haryana) 49.84m.

Triple leap: Sheena V (Kerala) 13.27m, Mallala Anusha (Railway Sports activities) 13.17m, Babisha P (Tamil Nadu) 13.13m.

20km race stroll: Ravina (Haryana) 1:35:52.00, Munita Prajapati (Railway Sports activities) 1:37:40.00, Vandana (Karnataka) 1:39:41.00.

Males

5,000m: Gulveer Singh (SSCB) 13:54.70 (MR) (earlier document 13:54.72), Sunil Dawar (Madhya Pradesh) 14:00.50, Lovepreet Singh (SSCB) 14:00.89.

20km race stroll: Servin (SSCB) 1:25:35.00, Amit (Haryana) 1:25:40.00, Arshpreet Singh (SSCB) 1:26:56.00.