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Gulveer Singh Breaks Surendra Singh's Long-standing National Record In 3000m
Memorial Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix: India's top middle and long-distance runner Gulveer Singh proved his versatility as he came up with an impressive performance to set the national record in men's 3000m to add to the marks he already owns in 5000m and 10000m. Gulveer Singh came up with an imperious performance in the Gyulai István Memorial, also called the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix.
Gulveer clocked a time of 7:34.49s to finish fifth in the Continental Tour Gold meet at the National Athletics Centre in the Hungarian capital. This was the first time that Gulveer was competing in this discipline in Europe. He broke Surendra Singh's record of 7:50.31 that had stood since 2008. Surendra Singh set the record at Twickenham, United Kingdom.
The 27-year-old, who is supported by Reliance Foundation, finished behind Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang of Kenya (7:33.23), Eduardo Herrera of Mexico (7:33.58), Oscar Chelimo of Uganda (7:33.93), and Valentin Soca of Uruguay (7:34.28).
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